Quimbanda
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English
Alternative forms
Etymology
Borrowed from Portuguese Quimbanda.
Proper noun
Quimbanda
Coordinate terms
Portuguese
Alternative forms
Etymology
Borrowed from Kimbundu kimbanda (“healer”). Doublet of quimbanda.
Pronunciation
- Hyphenation: Quim‧ban‧da
Proper noun
Quimbanda f
- An Afro-Brazilian religion similar to Umbanda but more focused on entities often considered immoral or evil, as opposed to the benign entities typically worshiped in Umbanda.