bruja
Spanish
Etymology
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 (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Lua error in Module:parameters at line 95: Parameter 1 should be a valid language code; the value "cel" is not valid. See WT:LOL. word such as Old Irish Brigit (literally “high, exalted”).
Pronunciation
Noun
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)
- knifetooth dogfish (shark species Scymnodon ringens)
Synonyms
Hyponyms
- bruja malvada (“wicked witch”)
Derived terms
Categories:
- Spanish terms with unknown etymologies
- Spanish terms derived from Iberian
- Spanish terms derived from Celtiberian
- Spanish terms derived from Proto-Celtic
- Spanish 2-syllable words
- Spanish terms with IPA pronunciation
- Rhymes:Spanish/uxa
- Spanish lemmas
- Spanish nouns
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- es:Occult
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- es:Wicca