"hounfour" meaning in All languages combined

See hounfour on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Forms: hounfours [plural], hounfor [alternative], ounfò [alternative]
Etymology: From Haitian Creole oungfò. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|ht|oungfò}} Haitian Creole oungfò Head templates: {{en-noun}} hounfour (plural hounfours)
  1. A voodoo temple. Categories (place): Places of worship
    Sense id: en-hounfour-en-noun-VS9-M4aC Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Voodoo

Inflected forms

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          "ref": "1995, Marilyn Houlberg, in Cosentino (ed.), Sacred Arts of Haitian Vodou, South Sea International Press 1998, p. 276",
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          "ref": "2011, Kyle William Bishop, American Zombie Gothic, page 88:",
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