Iemanjá

Portuguese

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from Yoruba Yemọja (literally “mother of the fishes”). Cognate with Spanish Yemayá.

Pronunciation

  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /je.mɐ̃ˈʒa/

  • Rhymes: -a
  • Hyphenation: Ie‧man‧já

Proper noun

Iemanjá f

  1. an orisha in Afro-Brazilian religions

Further reading

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