hoodoo
noun · verbA2Định nghĩa theo từ loại
Danh từ
nounPlural noun:
hoodoos
- 1.
(uncountable)A set of spiritual practices and traditions created and concealed from slave-owners by enslaved Africans in North America, based on traditional African beliefs.
- 2.
(US, countable, uncountable)(chiefly US) A practitioner of voodoo.
- 3.
(US, countable, uncountable)(chiefly US) Supernatural bad luck, or something or someone believed to bring bad luck.
- 4.
(countable, uncountable)(geology) A tall thin spire of rock that protrudes from the bottom of arid basins and badlands.
Động từ
verbV_es/s
hoodoos
V_ing/Gerund
hoodooing
V_ed/pp
hoodooed
- 1.
(transitive)To jinx; to bring bad luck or misfortune to.
Từ liên quan
Đồng nghĩa
tent rockfairy chimneyearth pyramidspire of rock tent rock, fairy chimney, earth pyramid
Cùng gốc / liên quan
hoodooerhoodooismhoodooist
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Nguồn gốc từ
Apparently an alteration of voodoo. right|thumb|Some hoodoos (spires of rock). right|thumb|A hoodoo, showing why it is also called a tent rock.