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moko jumbie

moko jumbie noun: a carnival performer in the Caribbean who walks or dances on stilts.

moko jumbie: a carnival performer in the Caribbean who walks or dances on stilts
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Noun

moko jumbie (plural moko jumbies)

  1. (Caribbean) A carnival performer in the Caribbean who walks or dances on stilts.

Forms of moko jumbie

pluralmoko jumbies

Origin of moko jumbie

Possibly from Kongo moko (“curer, diviner”) or from Moko, the name of a person or group of people, with English jumbie, itself from Kongo zumbi (“fetish, spirit”).

Questions about moko jumbie

What does moko jumbie mean?
Moko jumbie means a carnival performer in the Caribbean who walks or dances on stilts.
What part of speech is moko jumbie?
Moko jumbie is a noun.
What is the plural of moko jumbie?
The plural of moko jumbie is moko jumbies.

Words near moko jumbie in the dictionary

  1. mokimoki
  2. mokis
  3. mokkan
  4. Moklen
  5. moko
  6. moko jumbie
  7. moko jumbies
  8. Mokoena
  9. Mokokchung
  10. Mokolian
  11. mokopuna

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