Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun macumba

3 senses of macumba

Sense 1
macumba -- ((Brazil) followers of a religious cult of African origin)
       => cult -- (followers of an exclusive system of religious beliefs and practices)

Sense 2
macumba -- (popular dance music of Brazil; derived from the practices of the macumba religious cult)
       => popular music, popular music genre -- (any genre of music having wide appeal (but usually only for a short time))

Sense 3
macumba -- (a Brazilian religious cult of African origin; combines voodoo elements with singing and chanting and dancing)
       => cult, cultus, religious cult -- (a system of religious beliefs and rituals; "devoted to the cultus of the Blessed Virgin")