abelurio

Galician

Etymology

Unknown

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /a.βe.ˈlu.ɾio̝/

Noun

abelurio m (plural abelurios)

1. (Iberian folklore, mythology, fantasy) a mischievous mythological creature, similar to a goblin, found in the legends of the Northwest of the Iberian peninsula

   Synonyms: trasno, papón, provizo, abutardo, xas

References

• “abelurio” in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega, SLI - ILGA 2006–2013.
• “abelurio”, in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega (in Galician), A Coruña: Royal Galician Academy, since 2012
• “abelurio” in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega. Santiago: ILG.