bruja
Spanish edit
Etymology edit
Uncertain. Possibly from Iberian/Celtiberian *bruxtia (compare Catalan bruixa, Portuguese bruxa, 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 edit
Noun edit
bruja f (plural brujas, masculine brujo, masculine plural brujos)
- witch, sorceress (woman who practices witchcraft)
- specifically, a Wiccan
- crone, hag (ugly, evil-looking, or frightening old woman)
- owl (bird of prey of the order Strigiformes)
- Synonym: lechuza
- (Dominican Republic) northern potoo (Nyctibius jamaicensis)[1]
- knifetooth dogfish (shark species Scymnodon ringens)
Hyponyms edit
- bruja malvada (“wicked witch”)
Derived terms edit
Descendants edit
References edit
Further reading edit
- “brujo”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014