abelurio

Galician

Etymology

Unknown

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /a.βe.ˈlu.ɾio̝/

Noun

abelurio m (plural abelurios)

(Iberian folklore, mythology, fantasy) a mischievous mythological creature, similar to a goblin, found in the legends of the Northwest of the Iberian peninsula
Synonyms: trasno, papón, provizo, abutardo, xas

References

“abelurio” in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega, SLI - ILGA 2006–2013.
“abelurio”, in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega (in Galician), A Coruña: Royal Galician Academy, since 2012
“abelurio” in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega. Santiago: ILG.

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