"macumba" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: macumbas [plural]
enPR: mä-kŭɴ(m)′bə Etymology: Borrowed from Portuguese macumba (“macumba; curse”), derived from Kimbundu makôba (or a related Bantu language of western Central Africa). Etymology templates: {{bor+|en|pt|macumba<t:macumba; curse>}} Borrowed from Portuguese macumba (“macumba; curse”), {{yesno|1|d|D}} d, {{glossary|derived terms|derived}} derived, {{der|en|kmb|makôba|||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Kimbundu makôba, {{der+|en|kmb|makôba|nocap=1}} derived from Kimbundu makôba Head templates: {{en-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.
    Sense id: en-macumba-en-noun-sCSbx~Mh Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 5 entries, Pages with entries, Religion, Pages with 5 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Pages with 5 entries: 28 28 1 1 16 3 8 5 5 6 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 24 24 0 0 15 4 11 6 7 8 Topics: lifestyle, religion

Noun [French]

IPA: /ma.kum.ba/ Forms: macumbas [plural]
Etymology: Unadapted borrowing from Portuguese macumba. Etymology templates: {{ubor|fr|pt|macumba}} Unadapted borrowing from Portuguese macumba Head templates: {{fr-noun|f}} macumba f (plural macumbas)
  1. macumba (a type of Afro-Brazilian folk religion, or a specific cult or ceremony of such religion) Tags: feminine
    Sense id: en-macumba-fr-noun-3V5vustt Categories (other): French entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 5 entries, Pages with entries, Pages with 5 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Pages with 5 entries: 28 28 1 1 16 3 8 5 5 6 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 24 24 0 0 15 4 11 6 7 8

Noun [Italian]

IPA: /maˈkum.ba/ Forms: macumbe [plural]
Rhymes: -umba Etymology: Unadapted borrowing from Portuguese macumba. Etymology templates: {{ubor|it|pt|macumba}} Unadapted borrowing from Portuguese macumba Head templates: {{it-noun|f}} macumba f (plural macumbe)
  1. macumba Tags: feminine
    Sense id: en-macumba-it-noun-BVNaxbpm Categories (other): Italian entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Italian entries with incorrect language header: 50 50
  2. (figuratively) hex, spell Tags: feminine, figuratively Synonyms: fattura, malocchio
    Sense id: en-macumba-it-noun-zilfwO~J Categories (other): Italian entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Italian entries with incorrect language header: 50 50

Noun [Polish]

IPA: /maˈkum.ba/
Rhymes: -umba Etymology: Unadapted borrowing from Portuguese macumba. Etymology templates: {{ubor|pl|pt|macumba}} Unadapted borrowing from Portuguese macumba Head templates: {{pl-noun|f}} macumba f Inflection templates: {{pl-decl-noun-f}} Forms: no-table-tags [table-tags], macumba [nominative, singular], macumby [nominative, plural], macumby [genitive, singular], macumb [genitive, plural], macumbie [dative, singular], macumbom [dative, plural], macumbę [accusative, singular], macumby [accusative, plural], macumbą [instrumental, singular], macumbami [instrumental, plural], macumbie [locative, singular], macumbach [locative, plural], macumbo [singular, vocative], macumby [plural, vocative]
  1. (religion, colloquial) alternative spelling of makumba (“macumba”) Tags: alt-of, alternative, colloquial, feminine Alternative form of: makumba (extra: macumba)
    Sense id: en-macumba-pl-noun-ljEsMBmM Categories (other): Pages with 5 entries, Pages with entries, Polish entries with incorrect language header, Polish links with manual fragments, Polish links with redundant alt parameters, Polish links with redundant wikilinks, Religion, Pages with 5 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Pages with 5 entries: 28 28 1 1 16 3 8 5 5 6 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 24 24 0 0 15 4 11 6 7 8 Topics: lifestyle, religion

Noun [Portuguese]

IPA: /maˈkũ.bɐ/ [Brazil], /maˈkũ.bɐ/ [Brazil], /maˈkũ.ba/ [Southern-Brazil], /mɐˈkũ.bɐ/ [Portugal] Forms: macumbas [plural]
Rhymes: -ũbɐ Etymology: Borrowed from Kimbundu makôba. Etymology templates: {{bor+|pt|kmb|makôba}} Borrowed from Kimbundu makôba Head templates: {{pt-noun|f}} macumba f (plural macumbas)
  1. a percussive musical instrument of African origin often used in traditional rituals Tags: feminine
    Sense id: en-macumba-pt-noun-a-rIGmui Categories (other): Occult Disambiguation of Occult: 20 25 23 18 14
  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 Tags: feminine
    Sense id: en-macumba-pt-noun-EbUXHnp3 Categories (other): Pages with entries, Portuguese entries with incorrect language header, Occult, Religion Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 24 24 0 0 15 4 11 6 7 8 Disambiguation of Portuguese entries with incorrect language header: 11 30 20 21 17 Disambiguation of Occult: 20 25 23 18 14 Disambiguation of Religion: 4 49 13 10 24
  3. (Brazil, by extension) a curse or hex, a malevolent spell, especially one performed in the context of Afro-Brazilian religions Tags: Brazil, broadly, feminine Synonyms: maldição
    Sense id: en-macumba-pt-noun-hlVl-XPQ Categories (other): Brazilian Portuguese, Occult Disambiguation of Occult: 20 25 23 18 14
  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 Tags: Brazil, broadly, feminine Synonyms: feitiço, mandinga
    Sense id: en-macumba-pt-noun-2tUOIvbJ Categories (other): Brazilian Portuguese, Occult Disambiguation of Occult: 20 25 23 18 14
  5. (Brazil, by extension) offerings to the entities worshiped in those religions, often for the realization of a spell Tags: Brazil, broadly, feminine Synonyms: despacho
    Sense id: en-macumba-pt-noun-EDUBBZEa Categories (other): Brazilian Portuguese, Occult Disambiguation of Occult: 20 25 23 18 14
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: macumbeiro, chuta que é macumba Coordinate_terms: Umbanda, Quimbanda, Candomblé

Inflected forms

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