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oungan

oungan is the alternative form of houngan.

Meaning of houngan

Noun

houngan (plural houngans)

  1. A (male) voodoo priest.
    • The shadow of the houngan, projected from within the tent by the flickering of the candle, dances and glides over the folds of the cloth as he completes his final preparations.1953, Maya Deren, Divine Horsemen, McPherson & Company, published 2004, page 48

Forms of oungan

pluraloungans

Questions about oungan

What is oungan the alternative form of?
Oungan is the alternative form of houngan.

Words near oungan in the dictionary

  1. ounces
  2. ouncil
  3. ouncils
  4. Oundle
  5. oundy
  6. oungan
  7. oungans
  8. ounging
  9. ouns
  10. ounsi
  11. ounsis

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