voo·doo
noun/ˈvuːduː/
/ˈvuːduː/
[uncountable]- a religion that is practised especially in Haiti and involves magic and witchcraft
Topics Religion and festivalsc2伏都教,巫毒教(尤指在海地奉行的一种宗教,涉及魔法和巫术) Oxford Collocations DictionaryVoodoo is used before these nouns:- doll
- ritual
Word Originearly 19th cent.: from Louisiana French, from Kwa vodũ. Kwa is a major branch of the Niger-Congo family of languages.