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Catalan
Etymology
From Basque akelarre, possibly via Spanish aquelarre.
Pronunciation
Noun
aquelarre m (plural aquelarres)
- (folklore) witches' Sabbath
- Synonym: sàbat
Further reading
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/
- Rhymes: -are
- Syllabification: a‧que‧la‧rre
Noun
aquelarre m (plural aquelarres)
- a nocturnal group of witches and the devil
1915, Julio Vicuña Cifuentes, Mitos y Supersticiones Recogidos de la Tradición Oral Chilena, page 16:Si el Brujo muere, el entierro queda sin protector hasta que se nombra al que ha de reemplazar al difunto, cual ocurre siempre en el primer aquelarre que tiene lugar después de producido el fallecimiento.- If a Witch dies, the buried treasure becomes is left without protector until the one to replace the deceased is named, which always occurs at the first sabbat that takes place after the death.
- a coven
- a Basque celebration of witches
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