Etymology

bocor

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Today it means: A voodoo practitioner who deals with malefic as well as beneficial effects; a sorcerer. Full definition →

Haitian Creole bòkò ← Fon bókɔ́nɔ̀
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The story

  1. Fon · derived frombókɔ́nɔ̀“soothsayer”
  2. Haitian Creole · borrowed frombòkò
  3. English todaybocor

From Haitian Creole bòkò, from Fon bókɔ́nɔ̀ (“soothsayer”).

Words from the same roots

Fonbókɔ́nɔ̀ all →

bokono

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