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orisha

/ əˈrɪʃə /

noun

  1. any of the minor gods or spirits of traditional Yoruba religion and its S American and Caribbean offshoots such as Santeria and Candomblé


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Word History and Origins

Origin of orisha1

from Yoruba orisha and the Portuguese spelling orixá

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