Associations to the word «Macumba»

Wiktionary

MACUMBA, noun. A religious cult, having elements of sorcery, ritual dance and fetishes, from Brazil

Dictionary definition

MACUMBA, noun. (Brazil) followers of a religious cult of African origin.
MACUMBA, noun. Popular dance music of Brazil; derived from the practices of the macumba religious cult.
MACUMBA, noun. A Brazilian religious cult of African origin; combines voodoo elements with singing and chanting and dancing.

Wise words

Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the truants in custody and bring them back to their right senses.
William Butler Yeats