aquelarre
Catalan
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Basque akelarre, possibly via Spanish aquelarre.
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]aquelarre m (plural aquelarres)
- (folklore) witches' Sabbath
- Synonym: sàbat
Further reading
[edit]- “aquelarre” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
Spanish
[edit]Etymology
[edit]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
[edit]Noun
[edit]aquelarre m (plural aquelarres)
Further reading
[edit]- “aquelarre”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014
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