different between voodoo vs charmer

English

Etymology

From Louisiana Creole French voudou, from Haitian Creole vodou, from a West African language, such as Ewe vód? (“deity, idol”), Fon vòdún (“fetish”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?vu?du?/

Noun

voodoo (countable and uncountable, plural voodoos)

1. Any of a group of related religious practices found chiefly in and around the Caribbean, particularly in Haiti and Louisiana.
   • 2007, Kevin Filan, The Haitian Vodou Handbook, Destiny Books 2007, p. 13:

     You cannot understand Haitian Vodou as it is practised today without first knowing something about the culture from which it sprang, and the ways history has shaped religion, and vice versa.

2. The spiritual beliefs of the Ewe/Fon of West Africa, practiced chiefly in Benin and in the south of Togo.
3. (derogatory) Any sort of magical or irrational approach to a problem.

   I want a real explanation, not this statistical voodoo.

4. (dated) One who practices voodoo; a native sorcerer.
   • 1889, Longman's Magazine (volume 14, page 557)

     So a reporter of the Boston Herald (U.S.) has 'interviewed' a few local Voodoos. He has seen a dance round a boiling pot, seen some tomfoolery with spiders, and heard a lot of superstitious stories.

Alternative forms

• (religion of Africa or the Americas): vodou, vodoun, voudon, voudoun, vodun, voudou, Voodoo

Synonyms

• (religion): voodooism

Derived terms

Translations

Verb

voodoo (third-person singular simple present voodoos, present participle voodooing, simple past and past participle voodooed)

1. To bewitch someone or something using voodoo

   He claimed his neighbor had voodooed him.

See also

• hoodoo
• Haitian Vodou on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• West African Vodun on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Finnish

Noun

voodoo

1. voodoo

Declension

Italian

Noun

voodoo m (invariable)

1. Alternative spelling of vudù

Adjective

voodoo (invariable)

1. Alternative spelling of vudù

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From English voodoo, from Louisiana Creole French voudou, from Haitian Creole vodou, from a West African language.

Noun

voodoo m (definite singular voodooen, indefinite plural voodooer, definite plural voodooene)

1. voodoo

References

• “voodoo” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From English voodoo, from Louisiana Creole French voudou, from Haitian Creole vodou, from a West African language.

Noun

voodoo m (definite singular voodooen, indefinite plural voodooar, definite plural voodooane)

1. voodoo

References

• “voodoo” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Polish

Alternative forms

• wudu

Etymology

From English voodoo, from Louisiana Creole French voudou, from Haitian Creole vodou, from a West African language.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?vu.du/

Noun

voodoo n (indeclinable)

1. voodoo (Afro-Caribbean religion)

Further reading

• voodoo in Wielki s?ownik j?zyka polskiego, Instytut J?zyka Polskiego PAN
• voodoo in Polish dictionaries at PWN

English

Etymology

From Middle English charmer, charmere, equivalent to charm +? -er.

Pronunciation

• (General American) IPA^(key): /?t???m?/
• Rhymes: -??(?)m?(?)

Noun

charmer (plural charmers)

1. A charming person; one who charms or seduces; a smoothie.
2. An enchanter or magician.

Related terms

• charm
• charming
• snake charmer

Translations

Anagrams

• marcher

Danish

Noun

charmer c

1. indefinite plural of charme

Verb

charmer

1. present of charme
2. imperative of charmere

French

Etymology

From charme.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?a?.me/

Verb

charmer

1. to charm (with magic)
2. to charm

Conjugation

Related terms

• charmant
• charme
• charmeresse
• charmeur
• charmeuse

Descendants

• ? Italian: ciurmare

Further reading

• “charmer” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

Anagrams

• marcher

Middle English

Alternative forms

• charmere, charmor, charmar, chermar

Etymology

From Old French charmier; equivalent to charmen +? -er.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?t?arm?r/

Noun

charmer (plural charmeres)

1. A mage or spellcaster; an individual who uses magic.
2. (rare) One who intrigues or interests others.

Descendants

• English: charmer
• Scots: chairmer

References

• “charmere, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-09-14.

Old French

Verb

charmer

1. to charm; to enchant (put under a magic spell)

Conjugation

This verb conjugates as a first-group verb ending in -er. The forms that would normally end in *-rms, *-rmt are modified to rs, rt. Old French conjugation varies significantly by date and by region. The following conjugation should be treated as a guide.

Descendants

• Sicilian: ciarmari