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单词 mamaloi
释义 mamaloi|ˈmamalwa|
Also mamanloi. Pl. mamaloi, mamalois.
[ad. Haitian Creole mamalwa, f. mama mother + lwa loa2.]
A voodoo priestess.
1884S. St. John Hayti, or Black Republic v. 194 The Haytians have corrupted the compounds Papa Roi and Maman Roi into Papaloi and Mamanloi.1935R. A. Loederer Voodoo Fire in Haiti The priests are called ‘Papaloi’ by their followers, and the priestesses ‘Mamaloi’, both words being Creole corruptions of ‘Papa Roi’ and ‘Mama Roi’.
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