Candomblé

专有名词
中文释义

英文释义

专有名词
  1. A religion, practiced mostly in Brazil, that blends African and Roman Catholic elements.
    — It wasn’t until the 20th century that mainstream society began to tolerate expressions of Candomblé in an effort to recognize Brazil’s African heritage and cultivate a stronger Brazilian national identity, said Luis Nicolau Parés, a professor of anthropology at the Federal University of Bahia in Brazil, who wrote a book about Candomblé.

词源

Etymology tree
Kimbundu kandombebor.
Proto-Yoruboid *ú-lí
Yoruba ilébor.
Brazilian Portuguese Candomblébor.
English Candomblé
Borrowed from Brazilian Portuguese Candomblé, from Kimbundu kandombe + Yoruba ilé (“house”), meaning “candombe house”.
0 次浏览 数据来源: Wiktionary