bocor
US/boʊˈkoɹ/
bocor noun: a voodoo practitioner who deals with malefic as well as beneficial effects; a sorcerer.
Noun
bocor (plural bocors)
- A voodoo practitioner who deals with malefic as well as beneficial effects; a sorcerer.
- “The bokor who knows the magic can make anyone a zombi—a Haitian living abroad, a foreigner.”1985, Wade Davis, The Serpent and the Rainbow, Simon & Schuster, page 47
- The corpse is buried in all solemnity, and two days later, at dead of night, the bocor digs it up, stops feeding it salt, and has himself a zombie.1989, James A. Michener, Caribbean
Forms of bocor
| plural | bocors |
|---|---|
| alternative form | bòkò |
| alternative form | bokor |
Origin of bocor
From Haitian Creole bòkò, from Fon bókɔ́nɔ̀ (“soothsayer”).
Questions about bocor
- What does bocor mean?
- Bocor means a voodoo practitioner who deals with malefic as well as beneficial effects; a sorcerer.
- What part of speech is bocor?
- Bocor is a noun.
- How do you pronounce bocor?
- Bocor is pronounced /boʊˈkoɹ/ (US).
- What is the plural of bocor?
- The plural of bocor is bocors.
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