hoodoo

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. noun (geology) a column of weathered and unusually shaped rock
  2. noun a practitioner of voodoo
  3. noun a charm superstitiously believed to embody magical powers

Etymology

Apparently an alteration of voodoo.

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