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English
Etymology
Breton korr (“dwarf”, literally “little dwarf”).
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Noun
korrigan (plural korrigans)
- A long-haired nocturnal and often malevolent Breton fairy princess.
1945, J.R.R. Tolkien, The Lay of Aotrou and Itroun, HarperCollins, published 2019, →ISBN, page 9:A continental Celtic female fairy called a corrigan, malevolent, sometimes seductive.
French
Pronunciation
Noun
korrigan m (plural korrigans, feminine korrigane)
- Male korrigan
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