bruxa
Portuguese, noun/ˈbɾu.ʃɐ/
bruxa is spelled B-R-U-X-A (5 letters) and appears 8.3 times per million words in written Portuguese, the 8,438th most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Bruxa is a Portuguese feminine noun meaning “witch” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “mulher que faz bruxarias; feiticeira; maga; mágica; vidente”.
What does bruxa mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininewitch
- 2
femininean evil woman
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
noun: 1. mulher que faz bruxarias; feiticeira; maga; mágica; vidente: 2. mulher feia, antipática e/ou rabugenta; megera 3. a luz fraca ou o pavio de lamparina 4. mariposas, de diversas espécies (essencialmente a Ascalapha odorata) de grande tamanho e cor escura
The definition in the Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário), in Portuguese.
Source: Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of bruxa
- bruxas plural
- bruxo masculine
- bruxos masculine plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce bruxa?
- Brazil /ˈbɾu.ʃɐ/
- Portugal /ˈbɾu.ʃɐ/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to bruxa
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is bruxa in Portuguese?
bruxa appears 8.3 times per million words in written Portuguese.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).