salamanca
See also: Salamanca
Spanish
[edit]Etymology
[edit]An allusion to the University of Salamanca, which taught magic according to historical popular belief.
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]salamanca f (plural salamancas)
- (Rioplatense, Chile) natural caves in some hills where according to popular belief, witches hold orgiastic covens with the devil as guest, and where those interested can form pacts with him
- (Argentina) iguana-like creature with evil powers
- (Philippines) sleight of hand
- Synonym: juego de manos
Related terms
[edit]Descendants
[edit]- → Tagalog: salamangka
Further reading
[edit]- “salamanca”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10
- Abella, Venancio María de (1874) Vade-Mecum Filipino ó manual de la conversacion familiar Español-Tagalog. Seguido de un curioso Vocabulario de Modismos Manileños.[1], 12.ᵃ edition (overall work in Spanish and Tagalog), Escolta, Manila: Ramirez y Giraudier, á cargo de C. Miralles., page 121