"bocor" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

IPA: /boʊˈkoɹ/ [General-American] Forms: bocors [plural]
Etymology: From Haitian Creole bòkò, from Fon bókɔ́nɔ̀ (“soothsayer”). Etymology templates: {{bor|en|ht|bòkò}} Haitian Creole bòkò, {{der|en|fon|bókɔ́nɔ̀||soothsayer}} Fon bókɔ́nɔ̀ (“soothsayer”) Head templates: {{en-noun}} bocor (plural bocors)
  1. (voodoo) A voodoo practitioner who deals with malefic as well as beneficial effects; a sorcerer. Categories (topical): Voodoo Synonyms: bòkò, bokor

Verb [Indonesian]

IPA: [ˈbo.t͡ʃor]
Head templates: {{head|id|verb|head=}} bocor, {{id-verb}} bocor
  1. to be leaky; to leak Derived forms: bermulut bocor, bocoran, bocorkan, dibocorkan, kebocoran, membocorkan, pembocoran
    Sense id: en-bocor-id-verb-w2A48wyi Categories (other): Indonesian entries with incorrect language header, Indonesian terms with collocations

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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