pajé

See also: paje and pajë

Portuguese edit

Alternative forms edit

pagé

Etymology edit

Borrowed from Old Tupi paîé.^[1]

Pronunciation edit

(Brazil) IPA^(key): /paˈʒɛ/

(Portugal) IPA^(key): /pɐˈʒɛ/

Rhymes: -ɛ
Hyphenation: pa‧jé

Noun edit

pajé m (plural pajés)

(Brazil) a type of shaman in some indigenous cultures in Brazil
Synonym: curandeiro

Related terms edit

pajelança

References edit

^ Navarro, Eduardo de Almeida. Dicionário de tupi antigo: a língua indígena clássica do Brasil. São Paulo. Global. 2013

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