mass noun
- a style of music popular among the Yoruba in Nigeria and characterized by the use of guitars and variable-pitch drums珠珠调 (一种流行于尼日利亚约鲁巴人中的音乐风格, 以运用吉他和变音调鼓演奏为特点)。
词源
perhaps from Yoruba jo jo 'dance'.
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- a charm or fetish, especially of a type used by some West African peoples(尤指某些西非民族所用的)符咒, 护符; 物神。
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- mass noun supernatural power attributed to such a charm or fetish(符咒或物神的)魔力:
juju and witchcraft.
魔力和巫术。
词源
early 17th cent.: of West African origin, perhaps from French joujou 'toy'.