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| Entry | 1 odifady |
| Part of speech | 2 noun |
| Explanations in English |
3 [1.2] [Sakalava]
[fady, a taboo.] a shrub which the Sakalava suppose to possess the power of a taboo. Also a leguminous prickly shrub supposed to possess the property of preventing people from eating what is injurious to them; moreover, if anything of the kind has been eaten, a decoction made from this plant is drunk. |
| Explanations in French |
4 [1.196] (de fady : interdit rituel, tabou). Lorsqu'on avait transgressé un tel interdit il fallait absolument offrir un sacrifice et se purifier. A cet effet on prenait un bain préparé avec les rameaux de la plante elle-même appelée odifady. |
| Vocabulary |
5 Botany: grass |
| Root | 6 ody, fady |
| Anagrams | 7 adidifo, odifady |
| Updated on 2025/02/02 |
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