bocor
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of bocor
First recorded in 1925–30; from Haitian Creole boco(r), bòkò “sorcerer, magician”
Example Sentences
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The psychiatrist obtained a sample of a coma-inducing toxin from a bocor.
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Both Davis and Douyon heard stories about a graveyard ritual in which the bocor pounds on the earth and awakens the victim, but neither was able to witness it.
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