oungan

English

Noun

oungan (plural oungans)

1. Alternative form of houngan

Anagrams

• ganoun

Haitian Creole

Alternative forms

• houngan, rougan, ganga, ngan, ngangan

Etymology

Apparently from Fon houn (“spirit”) + Kongo nganga (“high priest”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ũɡã/

Noun

oungan

1. (voodoo) priest, magician

Related terms

• oungfò
• oungsi

 

See also

• mambo