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MACUMBA
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A Brazilian religious cult of African origin; combines voodoo elements with singing and chanting and dancing
Classified under:
Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents
Hypernyms ("macumba" is a kind of...):
cult; cultus; religious cult (a system of religious beliefs and rituals)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Popular dance music of Brazil; derived from the practices of the macumba religious cult
Classified under:
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents
Hypernyms ("macumba" is a kind of...):
popular music; popular music genre (any genre of music having wide appeal (but usually only for a short time))
Sense 3
Meaning:
(Brazil) followers of a religious cult of African origin
Classified under:
Nouns denoting groupings of people or objects
Hypernyms ("macumba" is a kind of...):
cult (followers of an exclusive system of beliefs and practices)
Domain category:
Brasil; Brazil; Federative Republic of Brazil (the largest Latin American country and the largest Portuguese speaking country in the world; located in the central and northeastern part of South America; world's leading coffee exporter)
