juju

• n. 护符（及其魔力）；大麻烟卷；小玩物

来自西非某语言，可能最终来自法语joujou,玩具，供消遣的东西，来自jeu,玩耍，娱乐，词源同jocular,jeopardy.后用于指古非土著的护符，神物，法术。

juju (n.2)

"marijuana cigarette," 1940, supposedly from reduplicated middle syllable of marijuana.

juju (n.1)

object of religious veneration among West Africans, 1860, supposedly ultimately from French joujou "toy, plaything."

1. Sorcerer and witch doctor, grigri and juju, are still an integral part of the African pattern.

巫师和巫医, 护符和物神仍都是非洲型态不可缺少的部份.

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