alebrije
Spanish edit
Etymology edit
Originating in the 1930s. A nonsense word, heard by Pedro Linares — the original creator of alebrijes — in his dreams when he was sick.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
alebrije m (plural alebrijes)
- a brightly colored Mexican handicraft sculpture of an animal or fantastical creature
Further reading edit
- “alebrije”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014
- alebrije on the Spanish Wikipedia.Wikipedia es