voodoo
noun/ˈvuːduː/
/ˈvuːduː/
[uncountable]- a religion that is practised especially in Haiti and involves magic and witchcraftTopics Religion and festivalsc2Oxford Collocations DictionaryVoodoo is used before these nouns:
- doll
- ritual
Word Originearly 19th cent.: from Louisiana French, from Kwa vodũ. Kwa is a major branch of the Niger-Congo family of languages.Want to learn more?
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