"Olicha" meaning in Haitian Creole

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Proper name

IPA: /oliʃa/
Etymology: Borrowed from Yoruba òrìṣà (“orisha”). Etymology templates: {{glossary|loanword|Borrowed}} Borrowed, {{bor|ht|yo|òrìṣà||orisha|g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Yoruba òrìṣà (“orisha”), {{bor+|ht|yo|òrìṣà||orisha}} Borrowed from Yoruba òrìṣà (“orisha”) Head templates: {{head|ht|proper noun}} Olicha
  1. (voodoo) a lwa, who considered to be cruel and knowledgeable about medicinal plants Categories (topical): Voodoo
    Sense id: en-Olicha-ht-name-yDDKkzvL Categories (other): Haitian Creole entries with incorrect language header

Download JSON data for Olicha meaning in Haitian Creole (1.6kB)

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This page is a part of the kaikki.org machine-readable Haitian Creole dictionary. This dictionary is based on structured data extracted on 2024-05-10 from the enwiktionary dump dated 2024-05-02 using wiktextract (a644e18 and edd475d). The data shown on this site has been post-processed and various details (e.g., extra categories) removed, some information disambiguated, and additional data merged from other sources. See the raw data download page for the unprocessed wiktextract data.

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