bruja
Meaning
- (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)
Concepts
beldame
wise woman
black crowned night heron
crowned night heron
black-crowned night-heron
Synonyms
garcita bruja
sin dinero
garza solitaria
pájaro bobo
shaman
mratinete
zorro de agua
Achicay
el que conoce
el que aprende
el que sabe
sacerdotisa celta
vieja bruja
vieja fea
vieja gruñona
chamuca
tulivieja
Frequency
Hyphenated as
bru‧ja
Gender
♀️ Feminine
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈbɾuxa/
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”).
Related words
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