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houngenikon

houngenikon noun: the leader of singing in a voodoo ceremony.

Noun

houngenikon (plural houngenikons)

  1. (voodoo) The leader of singing in a voodoo ceremony.
    • The houngenikon thereupon starts off the song, the drums and the chorus join in and when it is ended the houngan inquires: “Are you satisfied?”1953, Maya Deren, Divine Horsemen, McPherson & Company, published 2004, page 51
    • The drums changed and the Houngenikon came dancing on to the floor, holding a vessel filled with some burning liquid from which sprang blue and yellow flames.1954, Ian Fleming, Live and Let Die

Forms of houngenikon

pluralhoungenikons
alternative formounjenikon

Origin of houngenikon

From Haitian Creole. Compare houngan.

Questions about houngenikon

What does houngenikon mean?
Houngenikon means the leader of singing in a voodoo ceremony.
What part of speech is houngenikon?
Houngenikon is a noun.
What is the plural of houngenikon?
The plural of houngenikon is houngenikons.

Words near houngenikon in the dictionary

  1. houndy
  2. hounfour
  3. hounfours
  4. houngan
  5. houngans
  6. houngenikon
  7. houngenikons
  8. Hounsell
  9. Hounshell
  10. Hounshells
  11. hounsi

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