"guzu" meaning in Jamaican Creole

See guzu in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ˈɡʊzʊ/
Etymology: Possibly from Kongo ngunza. Etymology templates: {{der|jam|kg|ngunza}} Kongo ngunza Head templates: {{head|jam|nouns|10=|head=guzu}} guzu, {{jam-noun|-}} guzu
  1. black magic, obeah, witchcraft
    Sense id: en-guzu-jam-noun-SZk5n6H3 Categories (other): Jamaican Creole entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 3 entries Disambiguation of Jamaican Creole entries with incorrect language header: 63 37 Disambiguation of Pages with 3 entries: 39 21 34 6
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: goozoo, guzum

Verb

IPA: /ˈɡʊzʊ/
Etymology: Possibly from Kongo ngunza. Etymology templates: {{der|jam|kg|ngunza}} Kongo ngunza Head templates: {{head|jam|verb}} guzu, {{jam-verb}} guzu
  1. bewitch, curse, hex (use black magic on someone) Related terms: guzumba
    Sense id: en-guzu-jam-verb-a253rVGg Categories (other): Pages with 3 entries Disambiguation of Pages with 3 entries: 39 21 34 6
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: goozoo, guzum

Alternative forms

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This page is a part of the kaikki.org machine-readable Jamaican Creole dictionary. This dictionary is based on structured data extracted on 2024-12-21 from the enwiktionary dump dated 2024-12-04 using wiktextract (d8cb2f3 and 4e554ae). 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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