aquelarre

Catalan

Etymology

From Basque akelarre, possibly via Spanish aquelarre.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic) [ə.kəˈla.rə]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [a.keˈla.re]

Noun

aquelarre m (plural aquelarres)

1. (folklore) witches' Sabbath

   Synonym: sàbat

Further reading

• “aquelarre” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.

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/ [a.keˈla.re]
• Rhymes: -are
• Syllabification: a‧que‧la‧rre

Noun

aquelarre m (plural aquelarres)

1. a nocturnal group of witches and the devil
2. a coven
3. a Basque celebration of witches

Further reading

• “aquelarre”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014