mãe de santo

See also: mãe-de-santo

Portuguese

Alternative forms

Etymology

Calque of Yoruba ìyálórìṣà.

Noun

mãe de santo f (plural mães de santo)

  1. synonym of ialorixá (“priestess in Candomblé”)

Coordinate terms

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