houngan
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Noun [edit]
houngan (plural houngans)
- A male voodoo priest in Haiti.
- 2008 April 5, Marc Lacey, “A U.S.-Trained Entrepreneur Becomes Voodoo’s Pope”, New York Times:
- Most voodoo priests, known as houngans, operate semi-independently, catering to their followers without much structure.
- 2008 April 5, Marc Lacey, “A U.S.-Trained Entrepreneur Becomes Voodoo’s Pope”, New York Times:
See also [edit]
- mambo (the female equivalent)
