bruxa

See also: bruxâ and bruxæ

Asturian

Noun

bruxa f (plural bruxes)

  1. witch (person who uses magic)

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))

Noun

bruxa f (masculine bruxo, masculine plural bruxos, feminine plural bruxas)

  1. witch
    Synonyms: meiga, feiticeira, saga

Derived terms


Italian

Verb

bruxa

  1. third-person singular present indicative of bruxare
  2. second-person singular imperative of bruxare

Portuguese

bruxa

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).

Pronunciation

Noun

bruxa f (masculine bruxo, masculine plural bruxos, feminine plural bruxas)

  1. witch
    Synonyms: estria, feiticeira

Derived terms

Descendants

Further reading

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