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tagati

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tagati /təˈɡɑːti /
▸ noun
(plural tagati)
(among some South African peoples) an evil witch or wizard.
▪ [mass noun] witchcraft.
▸ verb [no object] (among some South African peoples) practise witchcraft.
▪ [with object] bewitch (someone).
– ORIGIN from Xhosa and Zulu umthakathi ‘wizard’.