bruja
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Etymology
[edit]Uncertain. Possibly from Iberian/Celtiberian *bruxtia (compare Catalan bruixa, Portuguese bruxa, Occitan bruèissa), from Proto-Celtic *brixtā (“spell, magic”) (compare Old Irish bricht (“charm”), Old Breton brith (“magic”)). It could instead be akin to a different Celtic word such as Old Irish Brigit (literally “high, exalted”).
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]bruja f (plural brujas, masculine brujo, masculine plural brujos)
- witch, sorceress (woman who practices witchcraft)
- specifically, a Wiccan
- crone, hag (ugly, evil-looking, or frightening old woman)
- owl (bird of prey of the order Strigiformes)
- Synonym: lechuza
- (Dominican Republic) northern potoo (Nyctibius jamaicensis)[1]
- knifetooth dogfish (shark species Scymnodon ringens)
Hyponyms
[edit]- bruja malvada (“wicked witch”)
Derived terms
[edit]Descendants
[edit]References
[edit]Further reading
[edit]- “brujo”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014
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- Spanish terms with unknown etymologies
- Spanish terms derived from Iberian
- Spanish terms derived from Celtiberian
- Spanish terms derived from Proto-Celtic
- Spanish terms derived from Celtic languages
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- Rhymes:Spanish/uxa
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- Dominican Spanish
- es:Fantasy
- es:Occult
- es:Occupations
- es:Owls
- es:Sharks
- es:Wicca