macumba
Valid in Scrabble
- Scrabble points
- 15
- Words With Friends
- 20
- Letters
- 7
Definition of macumba
1 sense · 1 part of speech · etymology included
noun
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A type of Afro-Brazilian folk religion combining elements of Roman Catholicism with traditional African religious beliefs and practices; or a specific cult or ceremony of such religion.
“And later on at the Gantóis macumba, Omolu, bedecked in red, had said that the day of vengeance for the poor would not be long in coming.”
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Etymology
Etymology tree Kimbundu makôbabor. Portuguese macumbabor. English macumba Borrowed from Portuguese macumba (“macumba; curse”), derived from Kimbundu makôba (or a related Bantu language of western Central Africa).
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