pajé

See also: paje and pajë

Portuguese

Alternative forms

pagé

Etymology

Borrowed from Old Tupi paîé.[1]

Pronunciation

(Brazil) IPA^(key): /paˈʒɛ/

(Portugal) IPA^(key): /pɐˈʒɛ/

Rhymes: -ɛ
Hyphenation: pa‧jé

Noun

pajé m (plural pajés)

(Brazil) a type of shaman in some indigenous cultures in Brazil
Synonym: curandeiro

Related terms

pajelança

References

Navarro, Eduardo de Almeida. Dicionário de tupi antigo: a língua indígena clássica do Brasil. São Paulo. Global. 2013

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