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| Entry | 1 odifady |
| Root | 2 ody |
| Part of speech | 3 noun |
| Vocabulary |
4 Botany: grass |
| Explanations in English |
5 [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. [Sakalava]
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| Explanations in French |
6 (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. [1.196] |
| Updated on 2020/07/31 |
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