English Explanatory Dictionary

loa

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. In the voodoo religion, a spirit intermediary between Bondye (the creator god) and human beings.
noun
  1. Initialism of leave of absence.
  2. Initialism of letter of appreciation.
  3. Initialism of length over all, the length of a ship's hull without attachments.
name
  1. A surname.
  2. A town, the county seat of Wayne County, Utah, United States.

Pronunciation

lōʹə /ˈləʊ̯ə/ /ˈloʊ̯ə/ /ˈlʌʊ̯ə/ /ˈləʊ.ə/ /ˈloʊ.ə/

Word forms

loa loas lwa

Etymology

Borrowed from Haitian Creole lwa.

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