bruxa
Asturian
Noun
bruxa f (plural bruxes)
- 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)
- witch
- Synonyms: meiga, feiticeira, saga
Derived terms
- bruxaria, bruxedo
Italian
Verb
bruxa
- third-person singular present indicative of bruxare
- second-person singular imperative of bruxare
Portuguese
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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
- (Brazil, Portugal) IPA(key): /ˈbɾu.ʃɐ/
- Hyphenation: bru‧xa
Noun
bruxa f (masculine bruxo, masculine plural bruxos, feminine plural bruxas)
- witch
- Synonyms: estria, feiticeira
Derived terms
- bruxaria
Descendants
- Kabuverdianu: bruxa
Further reading
bruxa on the Portuguese Wikipedia.Wikipedia pt