Umbanda

== English == === Etymology === Borrowed from Portuguese Umbanda. === Proper noun === Umbanda An Afro-Brazilian religion that blends elements of African religions with Catholicism. ==== Coordinate terms ==== Candomblé Quimbanda macumba === Anagrams === abandum == Portuguese == === Etymology === From Kimbundu umbanda, which António de Assis Júnior in his Kimbundu-Portuguese dictionary defines as "[the] practice of magic", "witchcraft" or "healing" (p. 374). The latter is mentioned with a "kubanga-" prefix, meaning "to do" (p. 164). === Pronunciation === === Proper noun === Umbanda f Umbanda (the Afro-Brazilian religion) ==== Derived terms ==== umbandista === References ===