Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

ouanga

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: ouan-ga
IPA

7

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

2

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A voodoo talisman that houses a spirit.

Example Sentences

"'Yes,' she said quietly. 'It's an ouanga, a Voodoo fetish. It's the invocation to the Drum Witch. It's used by the Ashanti tribe in Africa when they want to kill someone. They use something like it in Haiti.'"

Inflected Forms

ouangas (plural)

Questions

What does ouanga mean?: A voodoo talisman that houses a spirit.

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