Candomblé
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See also: candomblé
English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Borrowed from Brazilian Portuguese Candomblé, from Kimbundu candombe + Yoruba ilé (“house”), meaning “candombe house”.
Proper noun[edit]
Candomblé
- A religion, practiced mostly in Brazil, that blends African and Roman Catholic elements.
- 2024 May 18, Orlando Mayorquín, quoting Luis Nicolau Parés, “Backlash to Anitta’s Music Video Evokes a Painful History in Brazil”, in The New York Times[1], →ISSN:
- It wasn’t until the 20th century that mainstream society began to tolerate expressions of Candomblé in an effort to recognize Brazil’s African heritage and cultivate a stronger Brazilian national identity, said Luis Nicolau Parés, a professor of anthropology at the Federal University of Bahia in Brazil, who wrote a book about Candomblé.
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Translations[edit]
Portuguese[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Borrowed from Kimbundu candombe + Yoruba ilé (“house”), meaning “candombe house”.
Pronunciation[edit]
- Hyphenation: Can‧dom‧blé
Proper noun[edit]
Candomblé m
Coordinate terms[edit]
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- English terms derived from Kimbundu
- English terms derived from Yoruba
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- English terms spelled with É
- English terms spelled with ◌́
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- Portuguese terms borrowed from Kimbundu
- Portuguese terms derived from Kimbundu
- Portuguese terms borrowed from Yoruba
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- Portuguese 3-syllable words
- Portuguese terms with IPA pronunciation
- Portuguese lemmas
- Portuguese proper nouns
- Portuguese masculine nouns