churinga

[choo-ring-guh]

chu·rin·ga

[choo-ring-guh]
noun, plural chu·rin·ga, chu·rin·gas.
an object carved from wood or stone by Aboriginal tribes in central Australia and held by them to be sacred.

Origin:
1895–1900; < Aranda jwerreŋe
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Churinga is always a great word to know.
So is gobo. Does it mean:
an arrangement of five objects, as trees, in a square or rectangle, one at each corner and one in the middle.
a screen or mat covered with a dark material for shielding a camera lens from excess light or glare.
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churinga (tʃəˈrɪŋɡə)
 
n , pl -ga, -gas
a sacred amulet of the native Australians
 
[from a native Australian language]

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