Meaning of hounfour | Babel Free

Definitions

A voodoo temple.

Examples

“A stretch of straw mats is laid on the ground leading from the door of the hounfor.”

“I arrived around ten and was taken into the peristyle, the roofed court of the hounfour, and was led around a semicircle of tables to the one where Beauvoir sat at the head.”

“In the afternoon, Magda and I went out to purchase some gifts: perfume for Ezili and a bottle of rum for the ounfò.”

“Because her Western science has failed to restore Jessica to health, Betsy secretly takes her charge to see the houngan priest at the hounfour for help.”

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