Revision as of 19:22, 4 October 2023 edit 205.202.204.111 (talk) Changed the spelling of 'voodoo' to 'Vodou'; 'Vodou' is a proper noun and therefore should be capitalized; 'voodoo' is the Anglicized, derogatory version, whereas 'Vodou' is the most correct spelling. Tag: Reverted ← Go to previous edit		Revision as of 19:28, 4 October 2023 edit undo Equinox (talk \| contribs) Autopatrollers 893,801 edits m Reverted edits by 205.202.204.111. If you think this rollback is in error, please leave a message on my talk page. Tag: Rollback Go to next edit →
Line 4: ===Etymology=== From {{der\|en\|ht\|manbo\|\|t=~~Vodou~~voodoo priestess}} (ultimately from {{der\|en\|yo\|mambo\|\|t=to talk}}), in later senses via Cuban {{der\|en\|es\|mambo\|\|t=dance}}. ===Pronunciation=== Line 15: {{en-noun\|~\|s\|mamboes}} # A [[~~Vodou~~voodoo]] [[priestess]] (in [[Haiti]]) {{defdate\|from 20th c.}} #* {{quote-text\|en\|year=1985\|author={{w\|Wade Davis (anthropologist)\|Wade Davis}}\|title=The Serpent and the Rainbow\|page=47\|publisher=Simon & Schuster \|passage=The '''mambo''' next presented a container of water to the cardinal points, then poured libations to the centerpost of the peristyle, the axis along which the spirits were to enter.}} Line 25: ====Alternative forms==== * {{i\|~~Vodou~~voodoo priestess}} [[manbo]] ====Derived terms====

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