voodoo
/ˈvuːduː/US/ˈvudu/
voodoo noun: any of a group of related religious practices found chiefly in and around the Caribbean, particularly in Haiti and Louisiana.
Noun
voodoo (countable and uncountable, plural voodoos)
- Any of a group of related religious practices found chiefly in and around the Caribbean, particularly in Haiti and Louisiana.
- Years later, she had found out about the Voodoo drink - a concoction of rum, gunpowder, grave-dirt and human blood. She almost retched as the taste came back to her mouth.1954, Ian Fleming, “Allumeuse”, in Live and Let Die, London: Pan Books, published 1957, page 109
- You cannot understand Haitian Vodou as it is practised today without first knowing something about the culture from which it sprang, and the ways history has shaped religion, and vice versa.2007, Kevin Filan, The Haitian Vodou Handbook, Destiny Books, page 13
- The spiritual beliefs of the Ewe/Fon of West Africa, practiced chiefly in Benin and in the south of Togo.
- Any sort of magical or irrational approach to a problem.
- I want a real explanation, not this statistical voodoo.
- One who practices voodoo; a native sorcerer.
- So a reporter of the Boston Herald (U.S.) has 'interviewed' a few local Voodoos. He has seen a dance round a boiling pot, seen some tomfoolery with spiders, and heard a lot of superstitious stories.1889, Longman's Magazine, volume 14, page 557
Verb
voodoo (third-person singular simple present voodoos, present participle voodooing, simple past and past participle voodooed)
- To bewitch someone or something using voodoo
- He claimed his neighbor had voodooed him.
voodoo meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Marathi and Urdu
voodoo in Hindi
- वूडू, वूडो
voodoo in Tamil
- வூடோ, வூடூ, வூடூக்கு
voodoo in Marathi
- वूडू, वूडो, वूडूला
voodoo in Urdu
- ووڈو
More languagesFewer languages
- voodoo in Bengali
- ভুডু, ভুদু
- voodoo in Telugu
- వూడూ, వూడో, వూడూకి
- voodoo in Malayalam
- വൂഡൂ, വൂഡു, വൂഡോ
- voodoo in Kannada
- ವೂಡೂ, ವೂಡೋ, ವೂಡೂಗೆ
- voodoo in Punjabi
- ਵੂਡੂ, ਵੂਡੋ, ਵੁਡੂ
- voodoo in Gujarati
- વૂડૂ, વુડૂ
- voodoo in Nepali
- वूडू, टु वुडू
- voodoo in Vietnamese
- voodoo
Synonyms of voodoo
Forms of voodoo
| Noun | |
|---|---|
| plural | voodoos |
| alternative form | vodou |
| alternative form | vodoun |
| alternative form | voudon |
| alternative form | voudoun |
| alternative form | vodun |
| alternative form | voudou |
| alternative form | Voodoo |
| Verb | |
| third-person singular present | voodoos |
| present participle | voodooing |
| past participle | voodooed |
| past | voodooed |
Origin of voodoo
From Louisiana Creole voudou, from Haitian Creole Vodou, from a West African language, such as Ewe vódũ (“deity, idol”), Fon vòdún (“fetish”) or the Kwa languages vodũ.
Words formed from voodoo
Phrases with voodoo
Words that rhyme with voodoo
Questions about voodoo
- What does voodoo mean?
- Voodoo means any of a group of related religious practices found chiefly in and around the Caribbean, particularly in Haiti and Louisiana.
- What is voodoo in Hindi?
- Voodoo in Hindi is वूडू, वूडो. See Voodoo meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is voodoo?
- Voodoo can be a noun or a verb.
- How do you pronounce voodoo?
- Voodoo is pronounced /ˈvuːduː/ (UK).
- What is the plural of voodoo?
- The plural of voodoo is voodoos.
Words near voodoo in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: voodoo (page history and authors); voodoo (Hindi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); voodoo (Tamil, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); voodoo (Marathi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); voodoo (Urdu, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); voodoo (Bengali, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); voodoo (Telugu, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); voodoo (Malayalam, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); voodoo (Kannada, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); voodoo (Punjabi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); voodoo (Gujarati, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); voodoo (Nepali, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license). 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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