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kimbanda

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Kimbundu

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Etymology

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

Noun

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kimbanda (class 3, plural imbanda)

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

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  • Portuguese: quimbanda, Quimbanda

References

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  • 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

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Etymology

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Unadapted borrowing from Kimbundu kimbanda.

Noun

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kimbanda m (plural kimbandas)

  1. Alternative spelling of quimbanda

Spanish

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Noun

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kimbanda m (uncountable)

  1. Alternative spelling of quimbanda