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hoodoo

The African American folk magic called hoodoo is first recorded in 1870 and is usually taken as an alteration of voodoo, from a Gbe word for a spirit or deity; geologists later borrowed it for eerie rock spires.

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The road to American English

From Fon to French, Haitian Creole

From Fon to Brazilian Portuguese

1700Fon

Hops are evenly spaced; labels show the year each form is first attested.

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