VOODOO


Meaning of VOODOO in English

/ ˈvuːduː; NAmE / noun

[ U ] a religion that is practised especially in Haiti and involves magic and witchcraft

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WORD ORIGIN

early 19th cent.: from Louisiana French , from Kwa vodũ . Kwa is a major branch of the Niger-Congo family of languages.

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary.      Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне.