inquice

Portuguese

Inquice

Alternative forms

• enquice

Etymology

Borrowed from Kongo nkisi (“medicine, charm”).

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ĩˈki.si/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ĩˈki.si/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ĩˈki.se/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ĩˈki.sɨ/

Noun

inquice m (plural inquices)

1. nkisi (a spirit, or an object inhabited by a spirit, in Bantu religious beliefs)
2. (Bahia) orisha (in the Candomblé traditions of Angola and Congo)

Derived terms

• zelador de inquice

 

Further reading

• “inquice” in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa. Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2024.
• “inquice” in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa.
• “inquice” in Dicionário Online de Português.