kimbanda

Kimbundu

Etymology

From Proto-Bantu *mbàndà (“medicine man”). Cognate with Umbundu ochimbanda (“healer, surgeon”).

Noun

kimbanda (class 3, plural imbanda)

  1. healer
  2. magician, witch
  3. exorcist, necromancer

Descendants

  • → Portuguese: quimbanda, Quimbanda

References

  • Junior, Antonio de Assis (1967) Dicionário Kimbundu-Português - Linguístico, Botânico, Histórico E Corográfico (in Portuguese), Luanda, Angola: Argente, Santos & C.a, L.da, page 129
  • Matta, Joaquim (1893) Ensaio de Diccionario Kimbúndu-Portuguez (in Portuguese), Lisbon, Portugal: Editora Antonio Maria Pereira, page 23

Portuguese

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from Kimbundu kimbanda.

Noun

kimbanda m (plural kimbandas)

  1. alternative spelling of quimbanda

Spanish

Noun

kimbanda m (uncountable)

  1. alternative spelling of quimbanda
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