macumba

English Thesaurus

1. a Brazilian religious cult of African origin; combines voodoo elements with singing and chanting and dancing (noun.cognition)

hypernym	:	cult, cultus, religious cult,
definition	:	a system of religious beliefs and rituals (noun.cognition)

2. popular dance music of Brazil; derived from the practices of the macumba religious cult (noun.communication)

hypernym	:	popular music, popular music genre,
definition	:	any genre of music having wide appeal (but usually only for a short time) (noun.communication)

3. (Brazil) followers of a religious cult of African origin (noun.group)

hypernym	:	cult,
definition	:	followers of an exclusive system of religious beliefs and practices (noun.group)

domain category	:	brasil, brazil, federative republic of brazil,
definition	:	the largest Latin American country and the largest Portuguese speaking country in the world; located in the central and northeastern part of South America; world's leading coffee exporter (noun.location)