bruja

Betekenis

(feminine) witch, sorceress (woman who practices witchcraft)
(feminine) specifically, a Wiccan
(feminine) crone, hag (ugly, evil-looking, or frightening old woman)
(feminine) owl (bird of prey of the order Strigiformes)
(Dominican-Republic,feminine) northern potoo (Nyctibius jamaicensis)
(feminine) knifetooth dogfish (shark species Scymnodon ringens)

Frequentie

Met koppelteken als

bru‧ja

Geslacht

♀️ Vrouwelijk

Uitgesproken als (IPA)

/ˈbɾuxa/

Etymologie

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”).