VOODOO


Meaning of VOODOO in English

n. & v.

--n.

1. use of or belief in religious witchcraft as practised among Blacks esp. in the W. Indies.

2 a person skilled in this.

3 a voodoo spell.

--v.tr. (voodoos, voodooed) affect by voodoo; bewitch.

Derivatives:

voodooism n. voodooist n.

Etymology: Dahomey vodu

Oxford English vocab.      Оксфордский английский словарь.