dip

From Andalusian Arabic ديب (ḏíb), from Arabic ذِئْب (ḏiʔb).

(mythology) A black vampiric hellhound associated with the town of Pratdip in the Camp de Tarragona.


Caro

A mythological figure from the comarca of Safor in the Valencian Community said to have the head of a bearded man and the body of an owl.


sirena

From Late Latin sirēna, from Latin Sīrēn, from Ancient Greek Σειρήν (Seirḗn).


hòbbit

hobbit (a member of a fictional race of small humanoids with shaggy hair and hairy feet)


aloja

(folklore) a type of nymph or fairy woman believed to dwell in springs, pools, waterfalls, and lakes in areas of natural beauty


aloja

(historical) a drink made of hydromel flavoured with spices


vampir

ca-noun

vampir m (plural vampirs, feminine vampira)

Borrowed from French vampire. First attested in 1864.


geni

Learned borrowing from Latin genius. Doublet of giny, a popular development.

(mythology, religion) spirit (supernatural being)

genius (someone with extraordinary intelligence)


centaure

Learned borrowing from Latin centaurus, from Ancient Greek κένταυρος (kéntauros).


drac

Inherited from Latin dracō (compare Occitan drac, Italian and Spanish drago, Romanian drac), from Ancient Greek δράκων (drákōn). Compare also Catalan dragó, from the Latin accusative dracōnem.

(heraldry) dragon (stylised representation)


follet

Follet de la nit, rei de l'enganyifa / Cada any per Sant Joan ens fa una visita / Adormo els infants i faig que somniïn

1981, Jaume Sisa (lyrics and music), “Nit de Sant Joan”:


babau

babau m (plural babaus, feminine babaua)


trol

From Swedish troll. The sense of "Internet troll" is a recent semantic loan from English.

A Mèxic, l’actual president Enrique Peña Nieto va ser acusat de crear trols anònims durant les darreres eleccions. L’escàndol es coneix com els “Peñabots”.

2016 September 8, Sergi Picazo, “Per què estem perdent Twitter en favor de la cultura de l’odi?”, in El Crític:

In Mexico, the current president Enrique Peña Nieto was accused of creating anonymous troll accounts during the last elections. The scandal is known as the “Peñabots”.


barrufet

Uncertain, perhaps a metathesis of rebufet, from rebuf (“gust of wind”).

(mythology) a Catalan sprite of the wind


fetiller

fetiller m (plural fetillers, feminine fetillera)

(fantasy) a magician, wizard or sorcerer


home llop

home llop m (plural homes llop, feminine dona llop)

homes llop (plural)
dona llop (feminine)


dimoni

Borrowed from Latin daemonium, from Ancient Greek δαιμόνιον (daimónion), substantivised adjective from δαίμων (daímōn).


harpia

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Ἅρπυιᾰ (Hárpuia).


dríada

Learned borrowing from Latin Dryas, Dryadis, from Ancient Greek Δρυάς (Druás, “dryad”).


ciclop

From Latin cyclōps, from Ancient Greek Κύκλωψ (Kúklōps, “Cyclops”).


griu

Inherited from Latin grȳphus, gryps, from Ancient Greek γρύψ (grúps). Doublet of grifó.

(heraldry) griffin (stylised representation)


hurí

Borrowed from French houri, from Persian حوری (huri), from Arabic حُورِيّ (ḥūriyy).


goja

Cognate with Occitan goja (“waitress”) (originally "young woman, maid"), perhaps from Hebrew גויה (goyá, “gentile woman”).


dona d'aigua

Potser per això, al seu tercer i darrer títol, Canto jo i la muntanya balla (guardonat, és clar: Llibres Anagrama de Novel·la), núvols, cabirols, bolets i dones d’aigua parlen, en el que la crítica ha coincidit que és dels millors títols del curs que s’acaba.

2019 June 29, Carles Geli, “Irene Solà: “L’art m’ha donat irreverència, un punt de bogeria literària””, in El País:

(mythology) feminine being that lives in places with fresh water


minairó

a kind of sprite found in Pyrenean folklore, of minuscule size but capable of completing prodigious tasks


víbria

Alteration of vibra, from Latin vīpera (“viper”).

(folklore) a figure of a female dragon paraded at popular festivals in various cities and towns in the Catalan Countries


dèmon

From Medieval Latin dēmōn, daemōn (“lar, familiar spirit, guardian spirit”), from Ancient Greek δαίμων (daímōn, “dispenser, god, protective spirit”).


simiot

(Northern, Spain, folklore) One of a race of demonic ape-like creatures which according to local legends once terrorised the city of Arles-sur-Tech in the comarca of Vallespir and surrounding areas of Baix Empordà


uròbor

From Latin uroborus, from Ancient Greek οὐροβόρος (ourobóros).