bruja

Spanish

Etymology

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

  • IPA(key): /ˈbɾuxa/ [ˈbɾu.xa]
  • Audio (Colombia):(file)
  • Rhymes: -uxa
  • Syllabification: bru‧ja

Noun

bruja f (plural brujas, masculine brujo, masculine plural brujos)

  1. witch, sorceress (woman who practices witchcraft)
    Synonyms: hechicera, maga
  2. specifically, a Wiccan
  3. crone, hag (ugly, evil-looking, or frightening old woman)
  4. owl (bird of prey of the order Strigiformes)
    Synonym: lechuza
  5. (Dominican Republic) northern potoo (Nyctibius jamaicensis)[1]
  6. knifetooth dogfish (shark species Scymnodon ringens)

Hyponyms

  • bruja malvada (“wicked witch”)

Derived terms

Descendants

  • → Cebuano: bruha
  • → Tagalog: bruha

References

  1. ^ https://ecohis.jmarcano.com/biodiversidad/lista-aves/

Further reading

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