English words from Haitian Creole
- mamboA voodoo priestess (in Haiti)
- loaIn the voodoo religion, a spirit intermediary between Bondye (the creator god) and human beings.
- goviA sacred urn or pitcher in Haitian voodoo, used to hold the spirit of an ancestor.
- accomaA large tree, Sideroxylon foetidissimum, (possibly native to the island of Hispaniola); also, the very hard wood harvested from it, used especially for shipbuilding.
- bocorA voodoo practitioner who deals with malefic as well as beneficial effects; a sorcerer.
- BondyeGod, as worshipped in Haitian voodoo.
- hounfourA voodoo temple.
- hounganA (male) voodoo priest.
- lakouIn Haiti, a small village or other compound built around a shared yard, or the family structure of those living in such a settlement.
- langajA sacred or incantatory language used in Haitian voodoo rituals.
- laplasThe assistant to a houngan or mambo.
- mapouOn Haiti, the kapok tree, Ceiba pentandra.
- met tetThe loa with whom a Vodouisant has a particular connection, and with whom they specially identify.
- nanchonA particular family or group of loa (voodoo spirits).
- potomitanA sacramental post or pillar in the middle of the peristyle in front of a voodoo temple, used as the focus of certain rituals.
- tap tapA bus or pick-up truck used as public transport in Haiti.
- veveAny of various symbols, like line diagrams, that have religious significance in voodoo, serving as a representation of the loa.