bruxa

See also: bruxâ and bruxæ

Asturian

Noun

bruxa f (plural bruxes)

1. witch (person who uses magic)

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Galician

Etymology

Uncertain. Possibly from Iberian/Celtiberian *bruxtia (compare Portuguese, Mirandese, Aragonese, and Asturian bruxa; Spanish bruja; Catalan bruixa and Occitan bruèissa), from Proto-Celtic *brixtā (“spell, magic”) (compare Old Irish bricht (“charm”), Old Breton brith (“magic”))

Noun

bruxa f (masculine bruxo, masculine plural bruxos, feminine plural bruxas)

1. witch

   Synonyms: meiga, feiticeira, saga

Derived terms

• bruxaria, bruxedo

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Italian

Verb

bruxa

1. third-person singular present indicative of bruxare
2. second-person singular imperative of bruxare

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Portuguese

bruxa

Etymology

Uncertain. Possibly from Iberian/Celtiberian *bruxtia (compare Galician, Mirandese, Aragonese, and Asturian bruxa; Spanish bruja; Catalan bruixa and 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

• IPA^(key): /ˈbɾu.ʃɐ/
• Hyphenation: bru‧xa

Noun

bruxa f (masculine bruxo, masculine plural bruxos, feminine plural bruxas)

1. witch

   Synonyms: estria, feiticeira

Derived terms

• bruxaria

Descendants

• Kabuverdianu: bruxa

Further reading

• bruxa on the Portuguese Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^pt