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o⋅be⋅ah

  [oh-bee-uh]
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–noun
1. a form of belief involving sorcery, practiced in parts of the West Indies, South America, the southern U.S., and Africa.
2. a fetish or charm used in practicing obeah.
Also, obi.

Origin:
1750–60; cf. Gullah, Jamaican E, Guyanan E, Sranan óbia magic, charm; < a West African language, though precise source unclear; cf. Twi ɔ-bayifó sorcerer (compound with -fo person), Igbo díbìà folk healer (compound with dí- expert in)
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o·be·ah   (ō'bē-ə)   
n.   pl. o·be·ahs also o·bis

  1. A form of religious belief of African origin, practiced in some parts of the West Indies, Jamaica, and nearby tropical America, involving sorcery.

  2. An object, charm, or fetish used in the practice of this religion.


[Black and West Indian English, of West African origin; akin to Efik ubio, anything noxious, something put in the ground to cause sickness or death, bad omen.]
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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