taikakalu — meaning in English

English meaning

• charm noun A quality that makes someone likeable, attractive, or persuasive.
• fetish noun An object believed to hold magical or spiritual power.
• medicine noun A substance taken to treat or prevent illness.

Senses

taikakalu is used for these senses in English:

• charm An object, act or words believed to have magic power (usually carries a positive connotation).
• fetish Something which is believed to possess, contain, or cause spiritual or magical powers; an amulet or a talisman. [from the early 17th c.]
• lucky charm An object kept for good luck.
• medicine Among the Native Americans, any object supposed to give control over natural or magical forces, to act as a protective charm, or to cause healing.

charm — full definition

1. noun A quality that makes someone likeable, attractive, or persuasive.
2. noun An object or spoken words believed to bring good luck or magical protection.
3. noun A small decorative trinket hung on a bracelet or necklace.
4. verb To attract, delight, or persuade someone through pleasing qualities.
5. verb To influence or protect someone or something through magic.

fetish — full definition

1. noun An object believed to hold magical or spiritual power.
2. noun A strong, often sexual, fixation on a particular object or body part.
3. noun An excessive or irrational obsession with something.

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