"bruxa" meaning in Galician

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Noun

IPA: [ˈbɾuʃɐ] Forms: bruxas [plural], bruxo [masculine], bruxos [masculine, plural]
Etymology: Attested since circa 1750. 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”)) Etymology templates: {{unc|gl}} Uncertain, {{der|gl|xib|-}} Iberian, {{der|gl|xce|*bruxtia}} Celtiberian *bruxtia, {{cog|pt|-}} Portuguese, {{cog|mwl|-}} Mirandese, {{cog|an|-}} Aragonese, {{cog|ast|bruxa}} Asturian bruxa, {{cog|es|bruja}} Spanish bruja, {{cog|ca|bruixa}} Catalan bruixa, {{cog|oc|bruèissa}} Occitan bruèissa, {{der|gl|cel-pro|*brixtā|t=spell, magic}} Proto-Celtic *brixtā (“spell, magic”), {{cog|sga|bricht|t=charm}} Old Irish bricht (“charm”), {{cog|obt|brith|t=magic}} Old Breton brith (“magic”) Head templates: {{gl-noun|f|m=bruxo}} bruxa f (plural bruxas, masculine bruxo, masculine plural bruxos)
  1. witch, hex Tags: feminine
    Sense id: en-bruxa-gl-noun-EewtOzNa Synonyms: meiga, feiticeira, saga, antaruxa, xugota, distria, sursuncorda, bencedeira, nubeira, chamorra, croucha, lurpia, lumia
  2. (rare) demon, spirit; enchantment Tags: feminine, rare
    Sense id: en-bruxa-gl-noun-IoBL0mWI
  3. ratfish Tags: feminine
    Sense id: en-bruxa-gl-noun-ULyeRPO~
  4. brittle star Tags: feminine
    Sense id: en-bruxa-gl-noun-S06-tUlm Categories (other): Galician entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 4 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Galician entries with incorrect language header: 9 1 1 90 Disambiguation of Pages with 4 entries: 3 1 1 50 40 4 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 2 1 1 53 42 2
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: bruxaria, bruxedo

Inflected forms

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  "derived": [
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "word": "bruxaria"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "word": "bruxedo"
    }
  ],
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        "1": "gl"
      },
      "expansion": "Uncertain",
      "name": "unc"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "gl",
        "2": "xib",
        "3": "-"
      },
      "expansion": "Iberian",
      "name": "der"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "gl",
        "2": "xce",
        "3": "*bruxtia"
      },
      "expansion": "Celtiberian *bruxtia",
      "name": "der"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "pt",
        "2": "-"
      },
      "expansion": "Portuguese",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "mwl",
        "2": "-"
      },
      "expansion": "Mirandese",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "an",
        "2": "-"
      },
      "expansion": "Aragonese",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ast",
        "2": "bruxa"
      },
      "expansion": "Asturian bruxa",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "es",
        "2": "bruja"
      },
      "expansion": "Spanish bruja",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ca",
        "2": "bruixa"
      },
      "expansion": "Catalan bruixa",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "oc",
        "2": "bruèissa"
      },
      "expansion": "Occitan bruèissa",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "gl",
        "2": "cel-pro",
        "3": "*brixtā",
        "t": "spell, magic"
      },
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      "name": "der"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "sga",
        "2": "bricht",
        "t": "charm"
      },
      "expansion": "Old Irish bricht (“charm”)",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "obt",
        "2": "brith",
        "t": "magic"
      },
      "expansion": "Old Breton brith (“magic”)",
      "name": "cog"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Attested since circa 1750. 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”))",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "bruxas",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "bruxo",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "bruxos",
      "tags": [
        "masculine",
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "f",
        "m": "bruxo"
      },
      "expansion": "bruxa f (plural bruxas, masculine bruxo, masculine plural bruxos)",
      "name": "gl-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Galician",
  "lang_code": "gl",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "I, who am not a sorceress, nor have I though of being one, nor a witch nor a hex, nor Devil's business",
          "ref": "1746, Martín Sarmiento, Coloquio de 24 gallegos rústicos, page 144:",
          "text": "eu sen ser pieira, nen pensare en sé-lo, nen meiga nen bruxa, nen cousa do demo",
          "type": "quote"
        },
        {
          "english": "Witches, spells and hexes,\nwho are prosecuted by the Inquisition,\nmaskless, hoaxes\nof priests and friars are.\nThey call hex an old lady\nbecause her face is made of cardboard;\nbut there are witches\njust where it is Inquisition.\nFemales of our species,\nof certain constitution,\nmake gestures, and are mad,\nbut sorceresses they are not.",
          "ref": "1813, Manuel Pardo de Andrade, Rogos dun galego:",
          "text": "Meigas, feitizos e bruxas\nque persigue a Inquisicion,\nsin mascara, socaliñas\nde cregos e frades son.\nChamanlles bruxas à ás vellas\npor ter cara de carton;\npero solamente hay meygas\nen donde hay Inquisicion.\nAs femias da nosa especie\nde certa constitucion\nfan visaxes, e son tolas,\npero feitizeiras non.",
          "type": "quote"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "witch, hex"
      ],
      "id": "en-bruxa-gl-noun-EewtOzNa",
      "links": [
        [
          "witch",
          "witch"
        ],
        [
          "hex",
          "hex"
        ]
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "meiga"
        },
        {
          "word": "feiticeira"
        },
        {
          "word": "saga"
        },
        {
          "word": "antaruxa"
        },
        {
          "word": "xugota"
        },
        {
          "word": "distria"
        },
        {
          "word": "sursuncorda"
        },
        {
          "word": "bencedeira"
        },
        {
          "word": "nubeira"
        },
        {
          "word": "chamorra"
        },
        {
          "word": "croucha"
        },
        {
          "word": "lurpia"
        },
        {
          "word": "lumia"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [],
      "glosses": [
        "demon, spirit; enchantment"
      ],
      "id": "en-bruxa-gl-noun-IoBL0mWI",
      "links": [
        [
          "demon",
          "demon"
        ],
        [
          "spirit",
          "spirit"
        ],
        [
          "enchantment",
          "enchantment"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(rare) demon, spirit; enchantment"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "rare"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "ratfish"
      ],
      "id": "en-bruxa-gl-noun-ULyeRPO~",
      "links": [
        [
          "ratfish",
          "ratfish"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ]
    },
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          "_dis": "9 1 1 90",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Galician entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "3 1 1 50 40 4",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 4 entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "2 1 1 53 42 2",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "brittle star"
      ],
      "id": "en-bruxa-gl-noun-S06-tUlm",
      "links": [
        [
          "brittle star",
          "brittle star"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈbɾuʃɐ]"
    }
  ],
  "word": "bruxa"
}
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  "categories": [
    "Galician countable nouns",
    "Galician entries with incorrect language header",
    "Galician feminine nouns",
    "Galician lemmas",
    "Galician nouns",
    "Galician terms derived from Celtiberian",
    "Galician terms derived from Iberian",
    "Galician terms derived from Proto-Celtic",
    "Galician terms with unknown etymologies",
    "Pages with 4 entries",
    "Pages with entries"
  ],
  "derived": [
    {
      "word": "bruxaria"
    },
    {
      "word": "bruxedo"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "gl"
      },
      "expansion": "Uncertain",
      "name": "unc"
    },
    {
      "args": {
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      },
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      "name": "der"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "pt",
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      },
      "expansion": "Portuguese",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "mwl",
        "2": "-"
      },
      "expansion": "Mirandese",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "an",
        "2": "-"
      },
      "expansion": "Aragonese",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ast",
        "2": "bruxa"
      },
      "expansion": "Asturian bruxa",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "es",
        "2": "bruja"
      },
      "expansion": "Spanish bruja",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ca",
        "2": "bruixa"
      },
      "expansion": "Catalan bruixa",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "oc",
        "2": "bruèissa"
      },
      "expansion": "Occitan bruèissa",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "gl",
        "2": "cel-pro",
        "3": "*brixtā",
        "t": "spell, magic"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Celtic *brixtā (“spell, magic”)",
      "name": "der"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "sga",
        "2": "bricht",
        "t": "charm"
      },
      "expansion": "Old Irish bricht (“charm”)",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "obt",
        "2": "brith",
        "t": "magic"
      },
      "expansion": "Old Breton brith (“magic”)",
      "name": "cog"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Attested since circa 1750. 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”))",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "bruxas",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "bruxo",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "bruxos",
      "tags": [
        "masculine",
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "f",
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      },
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    }
  ],
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  "lang_code": "gl",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "Galician terms with quotations",
        "Quotation templates to be cleaned"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "I, who am not a sorceress, nor have I though of being one, nor a witch nor a hex, nor Devil's business",
          "ref": "1746, Martín Sarmiento, Coloquio de 24 gallegos rústicos, page 144:",
          "text": "eu sen ser pieira, nen pensare en sé-lo, nen meiga nen bruxa, nen cousa do demo",
          "type": "quote"
        },
        {
          "english": "Witches, spells and hexes,\nwho are prosecuted by the Inquisition,\nmaskless, hoaxes\nof priests and friars are.\nThey call hex an old lady\nbecause her face is made of cardboard;\nbut there are witches\njust where it is Inquisition.\nFemales of our species,\nof certain constitution,\nmake gestures, and are mad,\nbut sorceresses they are not.",
          "ref": "1813, Manuel Pardo de Andrade, Rogos dun galego:",
          "text": "Meigas, feitizos e bruxas\nque persigue a Inquisicion,\nsin mascara, socaliñas\nde cregos e frades son.\nChamanlles bruxas à ás vellas\npor ter cara de carton;\npero solamente hay meygas\nen donde hay Inquisicion.\nAs femias da nosa especie\nde certa constitucion\nfan visaxes, e son tolas,\npero feitizeiras non.",
          "type": "quote"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "witch, hex"
      ],
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        [
          "witch",
          "witch"
        ],
        [
          "hex",
          "hex"
        ]
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "meiga"
        },
        {
          "word": "feiticeira"
        },
        {
          "word": "saga"
        },
        {
          "word": "antaruxa"
        },
        {
          "word": "xugota"
        },
        {
          "word": "distria"
        },
        {
          "word": "sursuncorda"
        },
        {
          "word": "bencedeira"
        },
        {
          "word": "nubeira"
        },
        {
          "word": "chamorra"
        },
        {
          "word": "croucha"
        },
        {
          "word": "lurpia"
        },
        {
          "word": "lumia"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "Galician terms with rare senses"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "demon, spirit; enchantment"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "demon",
          "demon"
        ],
        [
          "spirit",
          "spirit"
        ],
        [
          "enchantment",
          "enchantment"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(rare) demon, spirit; enchantment"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "rare"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "ratfish"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "ratfish",
          "ratfish"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "brittle star"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "brittle star",
          "brittle star"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈbɾuʃɐ]"
    }
  ],
  "word": "bruxa"
}

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