trasgo

Unknown, see Spanish section below.

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈtɾaʒ.ɡu/
• Hyphenation: tras‧go

trasgo m (plural trasgos)

1. (Iberian folklore, mythology, fantasy) A mischevious mythological creature similar to a goblin or kobold found in legends of Portugal and Spain (viz. Iberia proper).

Unknown. Possible etymologies include:

• from Latin trādux (“vine branch”), in the nominative (semantic connection is nebulous, possibly from the creatures hiding in vineyards in some folk legends);
• from Old Portuguese transfegar (“to transfigure, to transfuse”), relating to the creature's ability to shapeshift;
• from Ancient Greek τράγος (trágos, “male goat, lechery”), relating to mischief, its small stature, and other hircine attributes;
• from Old Italian strega (“witch, hag”), from Latin striga (“evil spirit, witch, etc.”).[1]
• from a Gothic term for a goblin-like creature, introduced or reinforced during the Visigothic/Suebian period via Germanic folklore.
• from Old Spanish trasgreer or trasgueir (“make mischief”) [from c. XV century], likewise referring to its mischievious nature. In which case, cognate to English transgress.[2]

• IPA^(key): /ˈtɾasɡo/, [ˈt̪ɾazɣo]
• Hyphenation: tras‧go

trasgo m (plural trasgos)

1. (Iberian folklore, mythology, fantasy) A mischievous mythological creature similar to a goblin, imp, or kobold found in legends of Portugal and Spain (viz. Iberia proper), with varying descriptions.
   • 1864, Meliton Martin, Pónos, part 2, page 31.

     Tras de las exigencias de la bruja vinieron como era natural las de los trasgos.

     As was natural, after the demands of the witch came those of the goblins.

• duende

• “trasgo” in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014.