"macumba" meaning in Portuguese

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Noun

IPA: /maˈkũ.bɐ/ [Brazil], /maˈkũ.bɐ/ [Brazil], /maˈkũ.ba/ [Southern-Brazil], /mɐˈkũ.bɐ/ [Portugal] Forms: macumbas [plural]
Etymology: Borrowed from Kimbundu makôba. Etymology templates: {{bor|pt|kmb|makôba}} 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 Categories (topical): Occult
    Sense id: en-macumba-pt-noun-a-rIGmui Disambiguation of Occult: 16 17 29 27 11 Categories (other): Portuguese entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Portuguese entries with incorrect language header: 29 22 18 17 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 Categories (topical): Occult, Religion
    Sense id: en-macumba-pt-noun-EbUXHnp3 Disambiguation of Occult: 16 17 29 27 11 Disambiguation of Religion: 3 42 17 15 22
  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 Categories (topical): Occult Synonyms: maldição
    Sense id: en-macumba-pt-noun-hlVl-XPQ Disambiguation of Occult: 16 17 29 27 11 Categories (other): Brazilian Portuguese
  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 Categories (topical): Occult Synonyms: feitiço, mandinga
    Sense id: en-macumba-pt-noun-2tUOIvbJ Disambiguation of Occult: 16 17 29 27 11 Categories (other): Brazilian Portuguese
  5. (Brazil, by extension) offerings to the entities worshiped in those religions, often for the realization of a spell Tags: Brazil, broadly, feminine Categories (topical): Occult Synonyms: despacho
    Sense id: en-macumba-pt-noun-EDUBBZEa Disambiguation of Occult: 16 17 29 27 11 Categories (other): Brazilian Portuguese
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: macumbeiro Coordinate_terms: Umbanda, Quimbanda, Candomblé

Inflected forms

Download JSON data for macumba meaning in Portuguese (4.5kB)

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