Entry odifady (ody, fady)
Part of speech noun
Explanations in English  [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. [1.2]
Explanations in French (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]
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Updated on 2020/07/31