bruixa

Catalan

Etymology

Uncertain. Possibly from Iberian/Celtiberian *bruxtia (compare Occitan bruèissa, Portuguese bruxa, Spanish bruja), 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

(Balearic, Central) IPA^(key): /ˈbɾu.ʃə/

(Valencian) IPA^(key): /ˈbɾuj.ʃa/
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Noun

bruixa f (plural bruixes)

witch
megrim

Derived terms

Further reading

“bruixa” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
“bruixa”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2023
“bruixa” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
“bruixa” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.

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