abracadabra vs obeah

abracadabra

noun
  • A use of the mystical term ‘abracadabra’, supposed to work as part of a healing charm or a magical spell; any spell or incantation making use of the word. 

  • Mumbo jumbo; obscure language or technicalities; jargon. 

intj
  • Used to indicate that a magic trick or other illusion has been performed. 

obeah

noun
  • A spell performed in the practice of the magic craft; an item associated with such a spell. 

  • A magician or witch doctor of the magic craft. 

  • A form of folk magic, medicine or witchcraft originating in Africa and practised in parts of the Caribbean. 

verb
  • To bewitch using this kind of folk magic. 

How often have the words abracadabra and obeah occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )