aquelarre

== Catalan == === Etymology === From Basque akelarre, possibly via Spanish aquelarre. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): (Northern, Balearic, Central) [ə.kəˈla.rə] IPA(key): (Valencia, Northwestern) [a.keˈla.re] === Noun === aquelarre m (plural aquelarres) (folklore) witches' Sabbath Synonym: sàbat === Further reading === “aquelarre”, in Diccionari de la llengua catalana [Dictionary of the Catalan Language] (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies [Catalan: Institut d'Estudis Catalans], April 2007 == Portuguese == === Etymology === Borrowed from Spanish aquelarre, itself from Basque akelarre, often derived from aker (“male goat”) and larre (“meadow”) but this could be a folk etymology. === Pronunciation === Rhymes: (Brazil) -aʁi, (Portugal) -aʁɨ Hyphenation: a‧que‧lar‧re === Noun === aquelarre m (plural aquelarres) witches' Sabbath Synonym: sabá === Further reading === “aquelarre”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026 == Spanish == === 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. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /akeˈlare/ [a.keˈla.re] Rhymes: -are Syllabification: a‧que‧la‧rre === Noun === aquelarre m (plural aquelarres) a nocturnal group of witches and the devil a coven (Can we add an example for this sense?) a Basque celebration of witches (Can we add an example for this sense?) (by extension) any boisterous, noisy, unbridled party or revelry 2019, Camila Sosa Villada, Las malas (2019): La Tía Encarna participa del aquelarre con un entusiasmo feroz. Está exultante después de la merca. === Further reading === “aquelarre”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025