Etymology

met tet

Today it means: The loa with whom a Vodouisant has a particular connection, and with whom they specially identify. Full definition →

Haitian Creole mèt tèt ← French maître
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The story

  1. French · derived frommaître“master”
  2. Haitian Creole · borrowed frommèt tèt
  3. English todaymet tet

From Haitian Creole mèt tèt, from French maître (“master”) + tête (“head”).

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.