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ounsi

ounsi is the alternative form of hounsi.

Meaning of hounsi

Noun

hounsi (plural hounsis)

  1. A voodoo initiate; a helper for a houngan or mambo.
    • At the entrance to the tent, the hounsis stretch out upon the mats.1953, Maya Deren, Divine Horsemen, McPherson & Company, published 2004, page 48

Forms of ounsi

pluralounsis

Questions about ounsi

What is ounsi the alternative form of?
Ounsi is the alternative form of hounsi.

Words near ounsi in the dictionary

  1. oundy
  2. oungan
  3. oungans
  4. ounging
  5. ouns
  6. ounsi
  7. ounsis
  8. Ounsted
  9. Ouolof
  10. oup
  11. oupa

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Adapted from Wiktionary: ounsi (page history and authors); hounsi (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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