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òrìṣà
Yoruba · traditional
"a deity or spirit"
named the intermediary deities and spirits of Yoruba religion
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orichá
Spanish · 1700s-1800s
"a Santería deity linked to a Catholic saint"
carried to Cuba by enslaved Yoruba people and reshaped in Lucumí/Santería practice
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orisha
English · 1854
"a Yoruba deity"
entered English print in the United States describing Yoruba and Santería religious practice
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