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loa^¹

/ˈləʊ̯ə/ UK
/ˈloʊ̯ə/ Canada, US
/ˈlʌʊ̯ə/ New York
/ləˈwɑ/ uncommon

Sounds like lower · Rhymes with -əʊə

Where it comes from

Borrowed from Haitian Creole lwa.

noun loas · loa · lwa

In the voodoo religion, a spirit intermediary between Bondye (the creator god) and human beings. Here, on the Island Below the Sea, the loa have their permanent residence, their primal location.

LOA^²

noun LOAs

abbreviation, initialism Initialism of leave of absence
US, abbreviation, initialism, letter Initialism of letter of appreciation
abbreviation, initialism Initialism of length over all, the length of a ship's hull without attachments. But in the end, nothing says as much about a yacht, or its owner, as the delicate matter of L.O.A.—length over all.
New Age, abbreviation, initialism Initialism of law of attraction

Loa^³

/ˈləʊ.ə/ UK
/ˈloʊ.ə/ US

Rhymes with -əʊə

proper noun Loas

countable, uncountable A surname.
countable, uncountable A town, the county seat of Wayne County, Utah, United States.

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noun spirits of voodoo

日本語	ロア roa

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"loa." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/loa. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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loa. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/loa

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"loa." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/loa.

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@misc{loa_2026,
  title = {loa},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/loa},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}

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