"aquelarre" meaning in Spanish

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Noun

IPA: /akeˈlare/, [a.keˈla.re] Forms: aquelarres [plural]
Rhymes: -are Etymology: Borrowed from Basque akelarre, made up of aker (“male goat”) and larre (“meadow”). Some researchers say the original word was alkalarre, from alka (“Spanish kind of cocksfoot”), akelarre being a form corrupted by the Church. Etymology templates: {{bor+|es|eu|akelarre}} Borrowed from Basque akelarre Head templates: {{es-noun|m}} aquelarre m (plural aquelarres)
  1. a nocturnal group of witches and the devil Tags: masculine
    Sense id: en-aquelarre-es-noun-aFZOqILU
  2. a coven Tags: masculine Categories (topical): Occult, Wicca
    Sense id: en-aquelarre-es-noun-OiKAHQML Disambiguation of Occult: 5 82 13 Disambiguation of Wicca: 3 89 8
  3. a Basque celebration of witches Tags: masculine
    Sense id: en-aquelarre-es-noun-hcLgfErD Categories (other): Spanish entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Spanish entries with incorrect language header: 17 11 72

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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          "english": "If a Witch dies, the buried treasure becomes is left without protector until the one to replace the deceased is named, which always occurs at the first sabbat that takes place after the death.",
          "ref": "1915, Julio Vicuña Cifuentes, Mitos y Supersticiones Recogidos de la Tradición Oral Chilena, page 16:",
          "text": "Si el Brujo muere, el entierro queda sin protector hasta que se nombra al que ha de reemplazar al difunto, cual ocurre siempre en el primer aquelarre que tiene lugar después de producido el fallecimiento.",
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          "text": "Si el Brujo muere, el entierro queda sin protector hasta que se nombra al que ha de reemplazar al difunto, cual ocurre siempre en el primer aquelarre que tiene lugar después de producido el fallecimiento.",
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