English Explanatory Dictionary

mãe-de-santo

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A priestess of an Afro-Brazilian religion.

Word forms

mãe-de-santo mães-de-santo mãe-de-santos

Etymology

From Portuguese mãe-de-santo, translating Yoruba ìyálórìṣà.

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