ajeum

Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from Yoruba a jẹun (literally “we eat”).

Pronunciation

  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /a.ʒeˈũ/

  • Rhymes: -ũ

Noun

ajeum m (plural ajeuns)

  1. (Brazil, religion) food offered and consumed in a terreiro (a religious space in various Afro-Brazilian religions)
    • 2015 October 16, Odé Kileuy, Vera de Oxaguiã, O candomblé bem explicado: Nações Bantu, Iorubá e Fon‎[1], Pallas Editora, →ISBN:
      O horário do ajeum, no candomblé, é um momento solene, em que ocorre a reunião da comunidade em torno de um alimento comum.
      The ajeum time, in Candomblé, is a solemn moment in which the community gathers around a common meal.

Further reading

  • “ajeum”, in Dicionário inFormal (in Portuguese), 2006–2025
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