moko jumbie

短语

词形变化

moko jumbies 复数 moko jumbies

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    A carnival performer in the Caribbean who walks or dances on stilts.

词源

Possibly from Kongo moko (“curer, diviner”) or from Moko, the name of a person or group of people, with English jumbie, itself from Kongo zumbi (“fetish, spirit”).

来源：wiktionary