oungan

English

Noun

oungan (plural oungans)

  1. Alternative form of houngan.

Anagrams

Haitian Creole

Alternative forms

Etymology

Apparently from Fon houn (“spirit”) + Kongo nganga (“high priest”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ũɡã/

Noun

oungan

  1. (voodoo) priest, magician

See also

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