sangoma

Sangomas at a ceremony in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa.

Meaning

Noun

A (usually female) traditional healer or herbalist, or witch doctor.

Origin

Borrowed from Zulu isángoma, possibly from i- + sa- + íngoma. The English word is cognate with Afrikaans sangoma, Swazi sángoma.

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