alebrije
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[edit]Etymology
[edit]Originating in the 1930s. A nonsense word, heard by Pedro Linares — the original creator of alebrijes — in his dreams when he was sick.
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]alebrije m (plural alebrijes)
- a brightly colored Mexican handcrafted sculpture of an animal or fantastical creature
Further reading
[edit]- “alebrije”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014
- alebrije on the Spanish Wikipedia.Wikipedia es