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Date: 1800-1900
Language: Louisiana French
Origin: voudou, from an African language

voodoo

 noun
     
Related topics: Magic, Religion
voo‧doo [uncountable]
ROMRR magical beliefs and practices used as a form of religion, especially by people in Haiti
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