inquice

Portuguese

Alternative forms

  • enquice

Etymology

Borrowed from Kongo nkisi (“medicine, charm”).

Pronunciation

 

  • Rhymes: (Brazil) -isi, (Portugal) -isɨ

Noun

inquice m (plural inquices)

  1. nkisi (a spirit, or an object inhabited by a spirit, in Bantu religious beliefs)
  2. (Bahia) orisha (in the Candomblé traditions of Angola and Congo)

Derived terms

  • zelador de inquice

Further reading

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