bruixa

== Catalan == === Etymology === Uncertain. Possibly from Iberian/Celtiberian *bruxtia (compare Occitan bruèissa, Portuguese bruxa, Spanish bruja), 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”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): (Central, Balearic) [ˈbɾu.ʃə] IPA(key): (Valencia) [ˈbɾuj.ʃa] Rhymes: -ujʃa Hyphenation: brui‧xa === Noun === bruixa f (plural bruixes) witch megrim ==== Derived terms ==== === Further reading === “bruixa”, 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 “bruixa”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2026 “bruixa” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua. “bruixa” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.