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Portuguese
Etymology
Borrowed from English shaman, ultimately from Evenki шама̄н (şamān), сама̄н (samān).
Pronunciation
Noun
xamã m or f by sense (plural xamãs)
- (animism) shaman (a medium between the concrete and spirit worlds)
- Synonym: curandeiro
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