voodoo

noun
🔊/ˈvuːduː/
🔊/ˈvuːduː/
[uncountable]
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  1. a religion that is practised especially in Haiti and involves magic and witchcraft伏都教,巫毒教(尤指在海地奉行的一种宗教,涉及魔法和巫术)Topics Religion and festivalsc2
    Oxford Collocations DictionaryVoodoo is used before these nouns:
    • doll
    • ritual
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    Word Originearly 19th cent.: from Louisiana French, from Kwa vodũ. Kwa is a major branch of the Niger-Congo family of languages.