mamaloin.

Brit.

/ˈmamalwɑː/, U.S.

/ˌmɑməlˈwɑ/

Inflections: Plural mamalois, unchanged.

Forms: 1800s– mamanloi, 1900s– mamaloi.

Origin: A borrowing from Haitian Creole. Etymon: Haitian Creole mamalwa.

Etymology: < Haitian Creole mamalwa < mama mother (compare mama n.¹) + -lwa in papalwa papaloi n. with substitution of mama for papa father. Compare loa n.²

A voodoo priestess. Cf. papaloi n.

ΘΚΠ

the world > the supernatural > the occult > sorcery, witchcraft, or magic > non-European magic (miscellaneous) > [noun] > voodoo > spell > one who practises

gris-gris1848

voodoo1850

voodoo doctor1860

vodun1863

voodoo queen1863

voodoo king1864

voodooist1867

hoodoo1868

mamaloi1884

houngan1929

mambo1939

1884 S. St. John Hayti v. 194 The Haytians have corrupted the compounds Papa Roi and Maman Roi into Papaloi and Mamanloi.

1929 Travel Nov. 27/1 Above and behind the fringe of trees soared the peaks of La Hotte range, in slower, heavier movement, fastnesses, not so long ago, for secret Voodoo rites, revealed to papaloi and mamaloi.

1935 R. A. Loederer Voodoo Fire in Haiti i. 29 The priests are called ‘Papaloi’ by their followers, and the priestesses ‘Mamaloi’, both words being Creole corruptions of ‘Papa Roi’ and ‘Mama Roi’.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2000; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	mamaloi
释义	mamaloin. Brit. /ˈmamalwɑː/, U.S. /ˌmɑməlˈwɑ/ Inflections: Plural mamalois, unchanged. Forms: 1800s– mamanloi, 1900s– mamaloi. Origin: A borrowing from Haitian Creole. Etymon: Haitian Creole mamalwa. Etymology: < Haitian Creole mamalwa < mama mother (compare mama n.¹) + -lwa in papalwa papaloi n. with substitution of mama for papa father. Compare loa n.² A voodoo priestess. Cf. papaloi n. ΘΚΠ the world > the supernatural > the occult > sorcery, witchcraft, or magic > non-European magic (miscellaneous) > [noun] > voodoo > spell > one who practises gris-gris1848 voodoo1850 voodoo doctor1860 vodun1863 voodoo queen1863 voodoo king1864 voodooist1867 hoodoo1868 mamaloi1884 houngan1929 mambo1939 1884 S. St. John Hayti v. 194 The Haytians have corrupted the compounds Papa Roi and Maman Roi into Papaloi and Mamanloi. 1929 Travel Nov. 27/1 Above and behind the fringe of trees soared the peaks of La Hotte range, in slower, heavier movement, fastnesses, not so long ago, for secret Voodoo rites, revealed to papaloi and mamaloi. 1935 R. A. Loederer Voodoo Fire in Haiti i. 29 The priests are called ‘Papaloi’ by their followers, and the priestesses ‘Mamaloi’, both words being Creole corruptions of ‘Papa Roi’ and ‘Mama Roi’. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2000; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1884
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