Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

veve

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.28 in modern English

Syllables: veve
IPA

10

Scrabble Score

4

Letters

1

Syllables

2

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any of various symbols, like line diagrams, that have religious significance in voodoo, serving as a representation of the loa.

Example Sentences

"The vever, as a cabbala-like method of invoking the gods, was included as a primary ceremonial device in Rada."
"The vèvè for Simbi, lord of healing, bristles with all sorts of allusions to the Kongo medicines of God, leaves, horns, water, and stars."
"The indigenous practice of sand painting was preserved in the practice of creating vévés, intricate drawings in cornmeal that were used to call various spirits."

Etymology

From Haitian Creole vèvè, from Portuguese viver (“to live”).

Origin

Source language: Portuguese

Word Breakdown

Root: vèvè, viver

Inflected Forms

veves (plural) vévé (alternative) vèvè (alternative) vever (alternative)

Questions

What does veve mean?: Any of various symbols, like line diagrams, that have religious significance in voodoo, serving as a representation of the loa.
Where does veve come from?: It is traced to Portuguese.

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