bruxa
Galician
Etymology
Uncertain. Possibly from Iberian/Celtiberian *bruxtia (compare Portuguese, Mirandese, Aragonese, and Asturian bruxa; Spanish bruja; Catalan bruixa and Occitan bruèissa), from Proto-Celtic *brixtā (“spell, magic”) (compare Old Irish bricht (“charm”), Old Breton brith (“magic”))
Italian
Portuguese
Etymology
Uncertain. Possibly from Iberian/Celtiberian *bruxtia (compare Galician, Mirandese, Aragonese, and Asturian bruxa; Spanish bruja; Catalan bruixa and 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”).
Noun
bruxa f (masculine bruxo, masculine plural bruxos, feminine plural bruxas)
- witch
- Synonyms: estria, feiticeira
Derived terms
Descendants
- Kabuverdianu: bruxa
Further reading
bruxa on the Portuguese Wikipedia.Wikipedia pt
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