alebrije
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Spanish[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 handicraft 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