Xangô

See also: xango

Portuguese

Etymology

From Yoruba Ṣàngó.

Pronunciation

  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /ʃɐ̃ˈɡo/

  • Rhymes: -o

Proper noun

Xangô m

  1. Shango (orisha in Yoruba religion)
    • 1964, Carlos Lyra, “Maria Moita”:
      Vou pedir ao meu Babalorixá / Pra fazer uma oração pra Xangô / Pra pôr pra trabalhar / Gente que nunca trabalhou
      (please add an English translation of this quotation)
  2. an Afro-Brazilian syncretic religion practiced in Pernambuco, Brazil
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