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Tambor de Mina

Tambor de Mina proper noun: an Afro-Brazilian religion that blends elements of African religions with Catholicism practiced mainly in the Brazilian states of Maranhão, Piauí, Pará and the Amazon rainforest.

Proper noun

Tambor de Mina

  1. An Afro-Brazilian religion that blends elements of African religions with Catholicism practiced mainly in the Brazilian states of Maranhão, Piauí, Pará and the Amazon rainforest.

Origin of Tambor de Mina

Borrowed from Portuguese Tambor de Mina.

Questions about Tambor de Mina

What does Tambor de Mina mean?
Tambor de Mina means an Afro-Brazilian religion that blends elements of African religions with Catholicism practiced mainly in the Brazilian states of Maranhão, Piauí, Pará and the Amazon rainforest.
What part of speech is Tambor de Mina?
Tambor de Mina is a proper noun.

Words near Tambor de Mina in the dictionary

  1. Tambookies
  2. tambool
  3. Tamboon
  4. tamboos
  5. Tambopata
  6. Tambor de Mina
  7. tambora
  8. tamboras
  9. tamborazo
  10. Tamborello
  11. Tamborellos

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