bieiteira

Galician

Etymology

Either from bieito (“blessed”) +‎ -eira, or from bieiteiro (“elder tree”).[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /biejˈtejɾa̝/

Noun

bieiteira f (plural bieiteiras)

  1. witch doctor; a woman who uses herbs, spells and blessings to cure
    Synonym: meiga

References

  1. ^ Joan Coromines, José A[ntonio] Pascual (1983–1991) “decir”, in Diccionario crítico etimológico castellano e hispánico [Critical Castilian and Hispanic Etymological Dictionary] (in Spanish), Madrid: Gredos
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