orisha
Britishnoun
Etymology
Origin of orisha
from Yoruba orisha and the Portuguese spelling orixá
Example Sentences
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The offering was for Ochún: the Lucumí orisha, or deity of fresh water, luxury, love, beauty and sweet things.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 2, 2025
My identities — black, queer, nonbinary, pansexual, transfeminine, orisha, goddess, dance-educator, daughter, auntie, sister — all those play a huge part in my life.
From Seattle Times ● Aug. 23, 2019
Displays on Cuban art and music are part of the exhibition, as is the re-creation of a throne used for orisha worship, the Afro-Cuban spiritual tradition also known as Santeria.
From New York Times ● Sep. 2, 2016
Photograph: Javier Galeano/AP The orisha spirits kept popping up during my visit.
From The Guardian ● Jun. 17, 2015
She tired of they hands, the orisha hands.
From "The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves" by M.T. Anderson
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