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kabingao

Bingham

kábingao

n. a form of incantation over a child.

Sabatier

kabingao

a. kabingaongao stinking, foul, an incantation over a new-born baby during three days to render it offensive to malevolent spirits.
vt. kabingaoa, kabingaongaoa: idem.

Topics: Spirits, myth and belief