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Spanish
Etymology
Borrowed from Yoruba babaláwo.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /babaˈlao/
- Rhymes: -ao
- Syllabification: ba‧ba‧la‧o
Noun
babalao m (plural babalaos)
- babalawo
2015 September 18, “Los cubanos esperan al Papa del deshielo”, in El País:Tanto el babalao como el cura afirman que Cuba ha superado los tiempos de la intolerancia religiosa, aunque el estigma de la fe como elemento contrarrevolucionario todavía hace que algunos prefieran mantener su espiritualidad en privado.- (please add an English translation of this quotation)