English
hounfour
Hounfour comes from Haitian Creole oungfò.
- Haitian Creolemodernoungfò
- Englishearliest quotation 1953hounfour
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
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- Haitian Creolemodernoungfò
- Englishearliest quotation 1953hounfour
Earliest quotation: 1953, a Deren, Divine Horsemen: “A stretch of straw mats is laid on the…”
Every English word from Haitian Creole oungfò
Today it means
noun A voodoo temple.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Haitian Creole oungfò / hounfour