espantabrujas
Spanish, noun/esˌpantaˈbɾuxas/
espantabrujas is spelled E-S-P-A-N-T-A-B-R-U-J-A-S (13 letters). Espantabrujas is a Spanish feminine noun meaning “a rough-sculpted figure placed upon a chimney, usually spherically-shaped, which supposedly keeps away witches and hexes from the house…” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
What does espantabrujas mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininea 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.
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How do you pronounce espantabrujas?
- /esˌpantaˈbɾuxas/
- [esˌpãn̪.t̪aˈβ̞ɾu.xas]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.