voodoo

Meanings

Noun

• Any of a group of related religious practices found chiefly in and around the Caribbean, particularly in Haiti and Louisiana.
• The spiritual beliefs of the Ewe/Fon of West Africa, practiced chiefly in Benin and in the south of Togo.
• Any sort of magical or irrational approach to a problem.
• One who practices voodoo; a native sorcerer.

Verb

• To bewitch someone or something using voodoo

Related

Similar words

• voodooism

Origin

• From Louisiana Creole French voudou, from Haitian Creole vodou, from a West African language, such as Ewe vódũ ("deity, idol"), Fon vòdún ("fetish").