Xangô

See also: xango

Portuguese

Etymology

From Yoruba Ṣàngó.

Pronunciation

Rhymes: -o

(Brazil) IPA^(key): /ʃɐ̃ˈɡo/

(Portugal) IPA^(key): /ʃɐ̃ˈɡo/

Proper noun

Xangô m

Shango (orisha in Yoruba religion)
- 1964, Carlos Lyra (lyrics and music), “Maria Moita”:
  Vou pedir ao meu Babalorixá / Pra fazer uma oração pra Xangô / Pra pôr pra trabalhar / Gente que nunca trabalhou
  (please add an English translation of this quotation)
an Afro-Brazilian syncretic religion practiced in Pernambuco, Brazil

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