pajé

English translation: medicine man or witch doctor

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Portuguese term or phrase:pajé
English translation:medicine man or witch doctor
Entered by: Lumen (X)

15:21 Mar 23, 2007
Portuguese to English translations [PRO]
Folklore / Assurini Indians
Portuguese term or phrase: pajé
context, a assurini vilage:

Takamoin, um jovem pajé, entra na casa e

obrigado
Maria Claypoole
United Kingdom
Local time: 18:56
medicine man or witch doctor
Explanation:
That is what a pajé is. He cares for the ill, and he knows the incantations and the medicinal herbs that will cure his people.
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Lumen (X)
Brazil
Local time: 15:56
Grading comment
I put witch doctor. Thanks for your help!
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
5 +5shaman
Heloisa Ferreira
5 +3spiritual chief
R. Alex Jenkins
5 +2medicine man or witch doctor
Lumen (X)


  

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5 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +3
spiritual chief


Explanation:
An indigenous spiritual chief.

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Note added at 8 mins (2007-03-23 15:30:48 GMT)
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Or a 'spiritual leader'. The youth would also have the properties of a healer and a witchdoctor.

R. Alex Jenkins
Brazil
Local time: 15:56
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Thais Maria Lips
3 mins
  -> Thanks a lot Thais.

agree  Fernando Domeniconi
1 hr
  -> Thanks Fernando!

agree  Zynarra Pereira (X)
1 day 13 hrs
  -> Thanks
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43 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +5
shaman


Explanation:
Já vi várias vezes como "shaman".

Heloisa Ferreira
Brazil
Local time: 15:56
Native speaker of: Native in PortuguesePortuguese

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Gisele Goldstein: sim, e tem vários exemplos no google também!
19 mins
  -> obrigada!

agree  Luisa Moura Almeida
1 hr
  -> obrigada!

agree  Donna Sandin
1 hr
  -> obrigada!

agree  Henrique Magalhaes
19 hrs
  -> obrigada!

agree  zabrowa: Yes, "witch doctor" is a bit derogatory...
141 days
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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +2
medicine man or witch doctor


Explanation:
That is what a pajé is. He cares for the ill, and he knows the incantations and the medicinal herbs that will cure his people.

Lumen (X)
Brazil
Local time: 15:56
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in PortuguesePortuguese
PRO pts in category: 8
Grading comment
I put witch doctor. Thanks for your help!

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Carla Queiro (X)
4 hrs
  -> Thanks

agree  baraldi: witch doctor is the best translation
23 hrs
  -> Thank you, Thiago.
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