inquice
Portuguese
editAlternative forms
editEtymology
editBorrowed from Kongo nkisi (“medicine, charm”).
Pronunciation
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Noun
editinquice m (plural inquices)
- nkisi (a spirit, or an object inhabited by a spirit, in Bantu religious beliefs)
- (Bahia) orisha (in the Candomblé traditions of Angola and Congo)
Derived terms
editFurther reading
edit- “inquice”, in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2024
- “inquice”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2024
- “inquice”, in Dicio – Dicionário Online de Português (in Portuguese), Porto: 7Graus, 2009–2024