| 释义 |
papaloi|ˈpapalwa|
[ad. Haitian Creole papalwa, f. papa father + lwa loa2.]
A voodoo priest. Cf. mamaloi.
1884S. St. John Hayti v. 184 He again consulted the Papaloi or priest. Ibid. v. 194 The Haytians have corrupted the compounds Papa Roi and Maman Roi into Papaloi and Mamanloi. 1935[see mamaloi]. 1965J. Von Sternberg Fun in Chinese Laundry i. 16 My mind seems full of stealth, it has no goal, no conclusions, and no ambitions, as if a Haitian ‘papa loi’ had made me into a zombie. 1976Billings (Montana) Gaz. 11 July 2-F/5 So he consulted the voodoo ‘papaloi’, who diagnosed the ailment as a minor spell which had been laid on him by an enemy. |