oungan

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English

Noun

oungan (plural oungans)

  1. Alternative form of houngan

Anagrams

Haitian Creole

Alternative forms

Etymology

Apparently from Fon houn (spirit) + Kongo nganga (high priest).

Pronunciation

Noun

oungan

  1. (voodoo) priest, magician

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