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espantabrujas.

a rough-sculpted figure placed upon a chimney, usually spherically-shaped, which supposedly keeps away witches and hexes from the house, being characteristic of the traditional buildings of the Aragonese Pyrenees.

13 characters5 syllables approx.Español language

Meaning & usage

noun/esˌpantaˈbɾuxas/[esˌpãn̪.t̪aˈβ̞ɾu.xas]
  1. a rough-sculpted figure placed upon a chimney, usually spherically-shaped, which supposedly keeps away witches and hexes from the house, being characteristic of the traditional buildings of the Aragonese Pyrenees.

    feminine
Where this word comes from

Verb-object compound, composed of espanta (“to scare”) + brujas (“witches”). Literally, “scarewitches” or "witch scarer."

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