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lucumí

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Lucumí

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Etymology

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From Yoruba olùkù mi (“my friend”).

Noun

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lucumí

  1. Lucumí (language)

Spanish

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Etymology

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Likely from the Yoruba phrase Yoruba olùkù mi (“my friend”)

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /lukuˈmi/ [lu.kuˈmi]
  • Rhymes: -i
  • Syllabification: lu‧cu‧mí

Noun

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lucumí m (uncountable)

  1. Lucumí (a form of Yoruba used as a liturgical language in santería, a syncretic religion of Cuba)
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