nigromante

Galician

Alternative forms

  • legrumante, lugrumante

Etymology

A semi-learned borrowing, from Latin necromantia.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [niɣɾoˈmantɪ]

Noun

nigromante m (plural f)

  1. necromancer
  2. (figurative) despicable person

References

Portuguese

Etymology

From Italian nigromante, from Ancient Greek νεκρόμαντις (nekrómantis).

Noun

nigromante m or f by sense (plural nigromantes)

  1. necromancer
    Synonym: necromante

Further reading

  • nigromante” in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa.

Spanish

Etymology

From Italian nigromante, from Ancient Greek νεκρόμαντις (nekrómantis).

Noun

nigromante m or f (plural nigromantes)

  1. necromancer

Further reading

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