inquice
Portuguese, noun/ĩˈki.si/
inquice is spelled I-N-Q-U-I-C-E (7 letters). Inquice is a Portuguese masculine noun meaning “nkisi (a spirit, or an object inhabited by a spirit, in Bantu religious beliefs)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “orixá (nas vertentes Angolanas e Congolesas do Candomblé)”.
What does inquice mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinenkisi (a spirit, or an object inhabited by a spirit, in Bantu religious beliefs)
- 2
masculineorisha (in the Candomblé traditions of Angola and Congo)
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
noun: 1. orixá (nas vertentes Angolanas e Congolesas do Candomblé)
The definition in the Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário), in Portuguese.
Source: Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of inquice
- inquices plural
- enquice alternative
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce inquice?
- Brazil /ĩˈki.si/
- Portugal /ĩˈki.sɨ/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.