brujería

English

Etymology

From Spanish brujería (“witchcraft”).

Noun

brujería (countable and uncountable, plural brujerías)

1. (uncountable) Witchcraft, as performed in Latin America.
2. (countable) An instance of performing brujería.

See also

• brujo, bruja

Spanish

Etymology

From brujo +‎ -ería. Akin to Portuguese bruxaria.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bɾuxeˈɾia/ [bɾu.xeˈɾi.a]
• Rhymes: -ia
• Syllabification: bru‧je‧rí‧a

Noun

brujería f (plural brujerías)

1. sorcery, witchcraft
2. a spell

Related terms

• bruja

Further reading

• “brujería”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025