voodoo en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- (Southern-England) audio
- /ˈvudu/ (General-American)
- /ˈvʉdʉ/ (Northern-Ireland, Scotland)
- /ˈvuːduː/ (Received-Pronunciation)
Etymology
Etymology tree Fon voduder. Haitian Creole Vodouder. Louisiana Creole voudoubor. English voodoo From Louisiana Creole voudou, from Haitian Creole Vodou, from a West African language, such as Ewe vódũ (“deity, idol”), Fon vòdún (“fetish”) or the Kwa languages vodũ.
Meanings
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(countable, uncountable) Any of a group of related religious practices found chiefly in and around the Caribbean, particularly in Haiti and Louisiana.
Years later, she had found out about the Voodoo drink - a concoction of rum, gunpowder, grave-dirt and human blood. She almost retched as the taste came back to her mouth.
1954, Ian Fleming, “Allumeuse”, in Live and Let Die, London: Pan Books, published 1957, page 109:You cannot understand Haitian Vodou as it is practised today without first knowing something about the culture from which it sprang, and the ways history has shaped religion, and vice versa.
2007, Kevin Filan, The Haitian Vodou Handbook, Destiny Books, page 13:
- (countable, uncountable) The spiritual beliefs of the Ewe/Fon of West Africa, practiced chiefly in Benin and in the south of Togo.
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(countable, derogatory, uncountable) Any sort of magical or irrational approach to a problem.
I want a real explanation, not this statistical voodoo.
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(countable, dated, uncountable) One who practices voodoo; a native sorcerer.
So a reporter of the Boston Herald (U.S.) has 'interviewed' a few local Voodoos. He has seen a dance round a boiling pot, seen some tomfoolery with spiders, and heard a lot of superstitious stories.
1889, Longman's Magazine, volume 14, page 557:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| voudon | alternative | lexicographic | |
| vodou | alternative | lexicographic | |
| vodoun | alternative | lexicographic | |
| voudou | alternative | lexicographic | |
| vodun | alternative | lexicographic | |
| Voodoo | alternative | lexicographic | |
| voodoos | Number=Plur | lexicographic | |
| voudoun | alternative | lexicographic |
Deriveds
voodoo economics · voodoo programming · voodooism · voodooist · voodoo death · voodooistic · voodoolike · voodoo mode · voodoo science · voodooish · voodoo doll
Synonyms
Translations (31)
pl wudu (Afro-Caribbean religion) · cy fwdw (Afro-Caribbean religion) · it voodoo (Afro-Caribbean religion) · de Voodoo (Afro-Caribbean religion) · ja ブードゥー教 (Afro-Caribbean religion) · eo voduo (Afro-Caribbean religion) · fr vaudou (Afro-Caribbean religion) · fi voodoo (Afro-Caribbean religion) · de Wodu (Afro-Caribbean religion) · de Voudou (Afro-Caribbean religion) · ca vudú (Afro-Caribbean religion) · bg вуду (Afro-Caribbean religion) · af voedoe (Afro-Caribbean religion) · vi voodoo (Afro-Caribbean religion) · ko 부두교 (Afro-Caribbean religion) · nl voodoo (Afro-Caribbean religion) · sv voodoo (Afro-Caribbean religion) · it vudu (Afro-Caribbean religion) · ca vodú (Afro-Caribbean religion) · es vudú (Afro-Caribbean religion) · ka ვუდუ (Afro-Caribbean religion) · ru ву́ду (Afro-Caribbean religion) · pl voodoo (Afro-Caribbean religion) · da voodoo (Afro-Caribbean religion) · cmn 伏都教 (Afro-Caribbean religion) · ht Vodou (Afro-Caribbean religion) · tr vudu (Afro-Caribbean religion) · it vudù (Afro-Caribbean religion) · cs vúdú (Afro-Caribbean religion) · cmn 巫毒教 (Afro-Caribbean religion) · pt vodu (Afro-Caribbean religion)