trasgo

== Portuguese == === Etymology === Unknown, see Spanish section below. === Pronunciation === Hyphenation: tras‧go === Noun === trasgo m (plural trasgos) (Iberian folklore, mythology, fantasy) a mischievous mythological creature similar to a goblin or kobold found in legends of Portugal and Spain (viz. Iberia proper) === Further reading === “trasgo”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026 “trasgo”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026 == Spanish == === Etymology === Unknown. Possible etymologies include: from Latin trādux (“vine branch”), in the nominative (semantic connection is nebulous, possibly from the creatures hiding in vineyards in some folk legends); from Old Galician-Portuguese transfegar (“to transfigure, to transfuse”), from Latin transfigurare, relating to the creature's ability to shapeshift; from Ancient Greek τράγος (trágos, “male goat, lechery”), relating to mischief, its small stature, and other hircine attributes; from Old Italian strega (“witch, hag”), from Latin striga (“evil spirit, witch, etc.”). from a Gothic term for a goblin-like creature, introduced or reinforced during the Visigothic/Suebian period via Germanic folklore. from Old Spanish tarasca, maybe influenced by Old Galician-Portuguese drago and/or Old Galician-Portuguese tardo (mythical sense) from Old Spanish trasgreer or trasgueir (“make mischief”) (first attested in c. 15th century), from Latin transgredi, likewise referring to its mischievous nature. In which case, cognate to English transgress. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈtɾasɡo/ [ˈt̪ɾaz.ɣ̞o] Rhymes: -asɡo Syllabification: tras‧go === Noun === trasgo m (plural trasgos) (Iberian folklore, mythology, fantasy) a mischievous mythological creature similar to a goblin, imp, or kobold found in legends of Portugal and Spain, with varying descriptions === See also === duende === References === === Further reading === “trasgo”, 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