"mãe-de-santo" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: mães-de-santo [plural], mãe-de-santos [plural]
Etymology: From Portuguese mãe-de-santo, translating Yoruba ìyálórìṣà. Etymology templates: {{der|en|pt|mãe-de-santo}} Portuguese mãe-de-santo, {{der|en|yo|ìyálórìṣà}} Yoruba ìyálórìṣà Head templates: {{en-noun|mães-de-santo|s}} mãe-de-santo (plural mães-de-santo or mãe-de-santos)
  1. A priestess of an Afro-Brazilian religion.
    Sense id: en-mãe-de-santo-en-noun-9ntQWRkz Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries

Noun [Portuguese]

Forms: mães-de-santo [plural]
Head templates: {{pt-noun|f|++}} mãe-de-santo f (plural mães-de-santo)
  1. Pre-reform spelling (used until 1990) of mãe de santo. Still used in countries where the agreement hasn't come into effect; may occur as a sporadic misspelling. Tags: feminine

Inflected forms

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