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1. loa, n.2 View full entry 1933
...A deity in the voodoo cult of Haiti....
2. mamaloi, n. View full entry 1884
...A voodoo priestess. Cf. papaloi...
3. mambo, n. View full entry 1939
...Esp. in Haiti: a voodoo priestess....
4. papaloi, n. View full entry 1884
...Chiefly in Haiti: a male voodoo priest. Cf. mamaloi...
5. tuna, n.1 View full entry 1555
...= Indian fig2, prickly pear; esp. opuntia tuna, a tall-growing species found in Central America and the West Indies, and introduced elsewhere....
6. wanga, n. View full entry 1851
...Witchcraft, sorcery; a charm or spell; a magical object. Freq. attrib....
