Etymology

voodoo

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Today it means: Any of a group of related religious practices found chiefly in and around the Caribbean, particularly in Haiti and Louisiana. Full definition →

Louisiana Creole voudo ← Haitian Creole Vodou ← Fon vodu
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  1. Fonvodu
  2. Haitian CreoleVodou
  3. Louisiana Creolevoudo
  4. English todayvoodoo

From Louisiana Creole voudou, from Haitian Creole Vodou, from a West African language, such as Ewe vódũ (“deity, idol”), Fon vòdún (“fetish”) or the Kwa languages vodũ.

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.