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Definition of macumba noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

macumba

noun

/məˈkʊmbə/

/məˈkʊmbə/

[uncountable]

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a Brazilian cult (= a system of religious beliefs and practices) that involves magic and possession by spirits
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