Macumba Definition
macumba
noun
- (Brazil) followers of a religious cult of African origin
- popular dance music of Brazil; derived from the practices of the macumba religious cult
- a Brazilian religious cult of African origin; combines voodoo elements with singing and chanting and dancing
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