Etymology

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Today it means: A sacred urn or pitcher in Haitian voodoo, used to hold the spirit of an ancestor. Full definition →

Haitian Creole [Term?] ← Fon [Term?]
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  1. Fon · derived from[Term?]
  2. Haitian Creole · borrowed from[Term?]
  3. English todaygovi

From Haitian Creole [Term?], from Fon [Term?].

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