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nanchon

nanchon noun: a particular family or group of loa (voodoo spirits).

Noun

nanchon (plural nanchons)

  1. (voodoo) A particular family or group of loa (voodoo spirits).

Forms of nanchon

pluralnanchons

Origin of nanchon

From Haitian Creole nanchon, variant form of nasyon, from French nation. Cognate with English nation.

Questions about nanchon

What does nanchon mean?
Nanchon means a particular family or group of loa (voodoo spirits).
What part of speech is nanchon?
Nanchon is a noun.
What is the plural of nanchon?
The plural of nanchon is nanchons.

Words near nanchon in the dictionary

  1. Nanch'ang
  2. Nanchang
  3. nanchangmycin
  4. Nancheng
  5. Nanching
  6. nanchon
  7. Nanchong
  8. nanchons
  9. Nanchuan
  10. nancies
  11. nancified

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