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macumba

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See also: macumbą

English

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Etymology

Borrowed from Portuguese macumba (“macumba; curse”), derived from Kimbundu makôba (or a related Bantu language of western Central Africa).

Pronunciation

  • enPR: mä-kŭɴ(m)′bə
  • Hyphenation: ma‧cum‧ba

Noun

macumba (plural macumbas)

  1. (religion) 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. [from 20th c.]
    • 1988, Jorge Amado, translated by Gregory Rabassa, Captains of the Sands, Penguin, published 2013, page 79:
      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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French

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Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from Portuguese macumba.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ma.kum.ba/
  • Hyphenation: ma‧cum‧ba

Noun

macumba f (plural macumbas)

  1. macumba (a type of Afro-Brazilian folk religion, or a specific cult or ceremony of such religion)

Polish

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from Portuguese macumba.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /maˈkum.ba/
  • Rhymes: -umba
  • Syllabification: ma‧kum‧ba

Noun

macumba f

  1. (religion, colloquial) alternative spelling of makumba (“macumba”)

Declension

Declension of macumba
More information singular, plural ...

Further reading

  • “macumba”, in Słownik gramatyczny języka polskiego [Grammatical Dictionary of Polish], 2022
  • macumba in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Portuguese

Portuguese Wikipedia has an article on:
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Etymology

Borrowed from Kimbundu makôba.

Pronunciation

 

  • Rhymes: -ũbɐ

Noun

macumba f (plural macumbas)

  1. a percussive musical instrument of African origin often used in traditional rituals
  2. any Afro-Brazilian religion, especially but not limited to Candomblé, Quimbanda, and Umbanda, so named after their use of the macumba and other African instruments
  3. (Brazil, by extension) a curse or hex, a malevolent spell, especially one performed in the context of Afro-Brazilian religions
    Synonym: maldição
  4. (Brazil, by extension) any spell or act of sorcery, especially one performed in the context of Afro-Brazilian religions for the benefit of someone
    Synonyms: feitiço, mandinga
  5. (Brazil, by extension) offerings to the entities worshiped in those religions, often for the realization of a spell
    Synonym: despacho

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