See bruja in All languages combined, or Wiktionary
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"word": "ajo de bruja"
},
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"word": "brujería"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0",
"word": "brujita"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0",
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},
{
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"word": "ceiba bruja"
},
{
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},
{
"_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0",
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},
{
"_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0",
"word": "garza bruja"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0",
"word": "Noche de Brujas"
}
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],
"word": "bruha"
},
{
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"borrowed"
],
"word": "bruha"
}
],
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[
"*bruxtia",
"Reconstruction:Celtiberian/bruxtia"
],
[
"bruixa",
"bruixa#Catalan"
],
[
"bruxa",
"bruxa#Portuguese"
],
[
"bruèissa",
"bruèissa#Occitan"
],
[
"*brixtā",
"Reconstruction:Proto-Celtic/brixtā"
],
[
"bricht",
"bricht#Old_Irish"
],
[
"brith",
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],
[
"Brigit",
"Brigit#Old_Irish"
]
],
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{
"args": {
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},
"expansion": "Uncertain",
"name": "unc"
},
{
"args": {
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"2": "xib",
"3": "-"
},
"expansion": "Iberian",
"name": "der"
},
{
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},
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},
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{
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"2": "bruxa"
},
"expansion": "Portuguese bruxa",
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"name": "der"
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{
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{
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"1": "sga",
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},
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{
"form": "brujas",
"tags": [
"plural"
]
},
{
"form": "brujo",
"tags": [
"masculine"
]
},
{
"form": "brujos",
"tags": [
"masculine",
"plural"
]
}
],
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{
"args": {
"1": "f",
"m": "+"
},
"expansion": "bruja f (plural brujas, masculine brujo, masculine plural brujos)",
"name": "es-noun"
}
],
"hyphenation": [
"bru‧ja"
],
"hyphenations": [
{
"parts": [
"bru‧ja"
]
}
],
"hyponyms": [
{
"_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0",
"english": "wicked witch",
"translation": "wicked witch",
"word": "bruja malvada"
}
],
"lang": "Spanish",
"lang_code": "es",
"pos": "noun",
"senses": [
{
"categories": [
{
"_dis": "22 11 24 23 11 11",
"kind": "other",
"langcode": "es",
"name": "Fantasy",
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}
],
"glosses": [
"witch, sorceress (woman who practices witchcraft)"
],
"id": "en-bruja-es-noun-R6nTifji",
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"witch",
"witch"
],
[
"sorceress",
"sorceress"
]
],
"synonyms": [
{
"word": "hechicera"
},
{
"word": "maga"
}
],
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"feminine"
]
},
{
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"_dis": "22 11 24 23 11 11",
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},
{
"_dis": "13 26 13 13 15 19",
"kind": "other",
"langcode": "es",
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},
{
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"kind": "other",
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"name": "Wicca",
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"parents": [],
"source": "w+disamb"
}
],
"glosses": [
"specifically, a Wiccan"
],
"id": "en-bruja-es-noun-H3FYYCXb",
"links": [
[
"Wiccan",
"Wiccan"
]
],
"tags": [
"feminine"
]
},
{
"categories": [
{
"_dis": "22 11 24 23 11 11",
"kind": "other",
"langcode": "es",
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"parents": [],
"source": "w+disamb"
}
],
"glosses": [
"crone, hag (ugly, evil-looking, or frightening old woman)"
],
"id": "en-bruja-es-noun-NuLnP~vQ",
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[
"crone",
"crone"
],
[
"hag",
"hag"
]
],
"tags": [
"feminine"
]
},
{
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{
"_dis": "22 11 24 23 11 11",
"kind": "other",
"langcode": "es",
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"parents": [],
"source": "w+disamb"
},
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"_dis": "9 5 5 34 42 5",
"kind": "other",
"langcode": "es",
"name": "Owls",
"orig": "es:Owls",
"parents": [],
"source": "w+disamb"
}
],
"glosses": [
"owl (bird of prey of the order Strigiformes)"
],
"id": "en-bruja-es-noun-sUh73aBX",
"links": [
[
"owl",
"owl"
],
[
"Strigiformes",
"Strigiformes#Translingual"
]
],
"synonyms": [
{
"word": "lechuza"
}
],
"tags": [
"feminine"
]
},
{
"categories": [
{
"kind": "other",
"name": "Dominican Spanish",
"parents": [],
"source": "w"
},
{
"_dis": "8 5 8 8 67 3",
"kind": "other",
"name": "Spanish entries with incorrect language header",
"parents": [],
"source": "w+disamb"
},
{
"_dis": "9 7 7 7 62 7",
"kind": "other",
"langcode": "es",
"name": "Caprimulgiforms",
"orig": "es:Caprimulgiforms",
"parents": [],
"source": "w+disamb"
},
{
"_dis": "22 11 24 23 11 11",
"kind": "other",
"langcode": "es",
"name": "Fantasy",
"orig": "es:Fantasy",
"parents": [],
"source": "w+disamb"
},
{
"_dis": "15 8 9 14 47 7",
"kind": "other",
"langcode": "es",
"name": "Occupations",
"orig": "es:Occupations",
"parents": [],
"source": "w+disamb"
},
{
"_dis": "9 5 5 34 42 5",
"kind": "other",
"langcode": "es",
"name": "Owls",
"orig": "es:Owls",
"parents": [],
"source": "w+disamb"
}
],
"glosses": [
"northern potoo (Nyctibius jamaicensis)"
],
"id": "en-bruja-es-noun-pwqRGBIQ",
"raw_glosses": [
"(Dominican Republic) northern potoo (Nyctibius jamaicensis)"
],
"tags": [
"Dominican-Republic",
"feminine"
]
},
{
"categories": [
{
"_dis": "22 11 24 23 11 11",
"kind": "other",
"langcode": "es",
"name": "Fantasy",
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"parents": [],
"source": "w+disamb"
},
{
"_dis": "12 19 11 12 13 32",
"kind": "other",
"langcode": "es",
"name": "Sharks",
"orig": "es:Sharks",
"parents": [],
"source": "w+disamb"
}
],
"glosses": [
"knifetooth dogfish (shark species Scymnodon ringens)"
],
"id": "en-bruja-es-noun-A43SDWQO",
"links": [
[
"Scymnodon ringens",
"Wikispecies:Scymnodon ringens"
]
],
"tags": [
"feminine"
]
}
],
"sounds": [
{
"ipa": "/ˈbɾuxa/"
},
{
"ipa": "[ˈbɾu.xa]"
},
{
"rhymes": "-uxa"
}
],
"word": "bruja"
}
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"Pages with entries",
"Rhymes:Spanish/uxa",
"Rhymes:Spanish/uxa/2 syllables",
"Spanish 2-syllable words",
"Spanish countable nouns",
"Spanish entries with incorrect language header",
"Spanish feminine nouns",
"Spanish lemmas",
"Spanish nouns",
"Spanish terms derived from Celtiberian",
"Spanish terms derived from Celtic languages",
"Spanish terms derived from Iberian",
"Spanish terms derived from Proto-Celtic",
"Spanish terms with IPA pronunciation",
"Spanish terms with audio pronunciation",
"Spanish terms with unknown etymologies",
"es:Caprimulgiforms",
"es:Fantasy",
"es:Occult",
"es:Occupations",
"es:Owls",
"es:Sharks",
"es:Wicca"
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"derived": [
{
"word": "ajo de bruja"
},
{
"word": "brujería"
},
{
"word": "brujita"
},
{
"word": "caza de brujas"
},
{
"word": "ceiba bruja"
},
{
"word": "correo de las brujas"
},
{
"word": "embrujar"
},
{
"word": "garza bruja"
},
{
"word": "Noche de Brujas"
}
],
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{
"lang": "Cebuano",
"lang_code": "ceb",
"raw_tags": [
"borrowed"
],
"word": "bruha"
},
{
"lang": "Tagalog",
"lang_code": "tl",
"raw_tags": [
"borrowed"
],
"word": "bruha"
}
],
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[
"*bruxtia",
"Reconstruction:Celtiberian/bruxtia"
],
[
"bruixa",
"bruixa#Catalan"
],
[
"bruxa",
"bruxa#Portuguese"
],
[
"bruèissa",
"bruèissa#Occitan"
],
[
"*brixtā",
"Reconstruction:Proto-Celtic/brixtā"
],
[
"bricht",
"bricht#Old_Irish"
],
[
"brith",
"brith#Old_Breton"
],
[
"Brigit",
"Brigit#Old_Irish"
]
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"expansion": "Uncertain",
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{
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"1": "es",
"2": "xib",
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},
"expansion": "Iberian",
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{
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"1": "es",
"2": "xce",
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},
"expansion": "Celtiberian *bruxtia",
"name": "der"
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"args": {
"1": "ca",
"2": "bruixa"
},
"expansion": "Catalan bruixa",
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"args": {
"1": "pt",
"2": "bruxa"
},
"expansion": "Portuguese bruxa",
"name": "cog"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "oc",
"2": "bruèissa"
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"expansion": "Occitan bruèissa",
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"name": "der"
},
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"1": "sga",
"2": "bricht",
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"name": "cog"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "obt",
"2": "brith",
"t": "magic"
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"expansion": "Old Breton brith (“magic”)",
"name": "cog"
},
{
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"1": "es",
"2": "cel",
"3": "-"
},
"expansion": "Celtic",
"name": "der"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "sga",
"2": "Brigit",
"lit": "high, exalted"
},
"expansion": "Old Irish Brigit (literally “high, exalted”)",
"name": "m+"
}
],
"etymology_text": "Uncertain. Possibly from Iberian/Celtiberian *bruxtia (compare Catalan bruixa, Portuguese bruxa, Occitan bruèissa), 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”).",
"forms": [
{
"form": "brujas",
"tags": [
"plural"
]
},
{
"form": "brujo",
"tags": [
"masculine"
]
},
{
"form": "brujos",
"tags": [
"masculine",
"plural"
]
}
],
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{
"args": {
"1": "f",
"m": "+"
},
"expansion": "bruja f (plural brujas, masculine brujo, masculine plural brujos)",
"name": "es-noun"
}
],
"hyphenation": [
"bru‧ja"
],
"hyphenations": [
{
"parts": [
"bru‧ja"
]
}
],
"hyponyms": [
{
"english": "wicked witch",
"translation": "wicked witch",
"word": "bruja malvada"
}
],
"lang": "Spanish",
"lang_code": "es",
"pos": "noun",
"senses": [
{
"glosses": [
"witch, sorceress (woman who practices witchcraft)"
],
"links": [
[
"witch",
"witch"
],
[
"sorceress",
"sorceress"
]
],
"synonyms": [
{
"word": "hechicera"
},
{
"word": "maga"
}
],
"tags": [
"feminine"
]
},
{
"glosses": [
"specifically, a Wiccan"
],
"links": [
[
"Wiccan",
"Wiccan"
]
],
"tags": [
"feminine"
]
},
{
"glosses": [
"crone, hag (ugly, evil-looking, or frightening old woman)"
],
"links": [
[
"crone",
"crone"
],
[
"hag",
"hag"
]
],
"tags": [
"feminine"
]
},
{
"glosses": [
"owl (bird of prey of the order Strigiformes)"
],
"links": [
[
"owl",
"owl"
],
[
"Strigiformes",
"Strigiformes#Translingual"
]
],
"synonyms": [
{
"word": "lechuza"
}
],
"tags": [
"feminine"
]
},
{
"categories": [
"Dominican Spanish",
"Entries using missing taxonomic name (species)"
],
"glosses": [
"northern potoo (Nyctibius jamaicensis)"
],
"raw_glosses": [
"(Dominican Republic) northern potoo (Nyctibius jamaicensis)"
],
"tags": [
"Dominican-Republic",
"feminine"
]
},
{
"categories": [
"Entries missing English vernacular names of taxa",
"Entries using missing taxonomic name (species)"
],
"glosses": [
"knifetooth dogfish (shark species Scymnodon ringens)"
],
"links": [
[
"Scymnodon ringens",
"Wikispecies:Scymnodon ringens"
]
],
"tags": [
"feminine"
]
}
],
"sounds": [
{
"ipa": "/ˈbɾuxa/"
},
{
"ipa": "[ˈbɾu.xa]"
},
{
"rhymes": "-uxa"
}
],
"word": "bruja"
}
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