Ghede

• Gede
• Guede

Ghede (uncountable)

1. In Haitian voodoo, a class of loa generally associated with death.
   • 1996, Gerdès Fleurant, Dancing Spirits, page 103:

     In Haiti, the Gede are the most numerous among all the Iwa.

   • 2007, Kevin Filan, The Haitian Vodou Handbook, Destiny Books, page 31:

     As life ends in death, so does a fet end with homage to the Bawon and Brigitte, the king and queen of the graveyard, and their servants, the Ghede.

   • 2012, Michael R Hall, Historical Dictionary of Haiti, page 120:

     Ghede loa are boisterous and have a healthy sexual appetite.

• Hedge, Hegde, hedge