aquelarre
Catalan
Etymology
From Basque akelarre, possibly via Spanish aquelarre.
Pronunciation
- (Balearic, Central) IPA(key): /ə.kəˈla.rə/
- (Valencian) IPA(key): /a.keˈla.re/
Noun
aquelarre m (plural aquelarres)
- (folklore) witches' Sabbath
- Synonym: sàbat
Further reading
- “aquelarre” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
Spanish
Etymology
Borrowed from Basque akelarre, a composed of aker (“male goat”) and larre (“meadow”). Some researchers say the original word was alkalarre, from alka (“Spanish kind of cocksfoot”), akelarre being a form corrupted by the Church.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /akeˈlare/ [a.keˈla.re]
- Rhymes: -are
- Syllabification: a‧que‧la‧rre
Noun
aquelarre m (plural aquelarres)
- a nocturnal group of witches and the devil
- a coven
- a Basque celebration of witches
Further reading
- “aquelarre”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014