aquelarre
Catalan
editEtymology
editFrom Basque akelarre, possibly via Spanish aquelarre.
Pronunciation
editNoun
editaquelarre m (plural aquelarres)
- (folklore) witches' Sabbath
- Synonym: sàbat
Further reading
edit- “aquelarre” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
Spanish
editEtymology
editBorrowed from Basque akelarre, made up of aker (“male goat”) and larre (“meadow”). Some researchers say the original word was alkalarre, from alka (“Spanish kind of cocksfoot”), akelarre being a form corrupted by the Church.
Pronunciation
editNoun
editaquelarre m (plural aquelarres)
Further reading
edit- “aquelarre”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014
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