English Explanatory Dictionary

moko jumbie

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A carnival performer in the Caribbean who walks or dances on stilts.

Word forms

moko jumbie moko jumbies

Etymology

Possibly from Kongo moko (“curer, diviner”) or from Moko, the name of a person or group of people, with English jumbie, itself from Kongo zumbi (“fetish, spirit”).

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