Candomblé

See also: candomblé

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Brazilian Portuguese Candomblé, from Kimbundu kandombe + Yoruba ilé (“house”), meaning “candombe house”.

Proper noun

Candomblé

1. A religion, practiced mostly in Brazil, that blends African and Roman Catholic elements.
   • 2024 May 18, Orlando Mayorquín, quoting Luis Nicolau Parés, “Backlash to Anitta’s Music Video Evokes a Painful History in Brazil”, in The New York Times‎^[1], →ISSN:

     It wasn’t until the 20th century that mainstream society began to tolerate expressions of Candomblé in an effort to recognize Brazil’s African heritage and cultivate a stronger Brazilian national identity, said Luis Nicolau Parés, a professor of anthropology at the Federal University of Bahia in Brazil, who wrote a book about Candomblé.

Coordinate terms

• Umbanda
• Quimbanda
• macumba

Translations

religion

• Finnish: candomblé
• Portuguese: candomblé (pt) m

Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from Kimbundu kandombe + Yoruba ilé (“house”), meaning “candombe house”.

Pronunciation

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /kɐ̃.dõˈblɛ/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /kɐ̃.dõˈblɛ/

• Hyphenation: Can‧dom‧blé

Proper noun

Candomblé m

1. Candomblé

Coordinate terms

• Umbanda
• Quimbanda
• macumba