quimbanda
Portuguese
Alternative forms
Etymology
Borrowed from Kimbundu kimbanda. Doublet of Quimbanda.
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /kĩˈbɐ̃.dɐ/
- (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /kĩˈbɐ̃.da/
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /kĩˈbɐ̃.dɐ/
- Hyphenation: quim‧ban‧da
Noun
quimbanda m (plural quimbandas)
- (Angola) fortune-teller or healer
Further reading
- “quimbanda”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026
- “quimbanda”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026