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brujo

[ broo-hoh; Spanish broo-khoh ]

noun

, plural bru·jos.
  1. in Latin America and parts of the West Indies, a man who practices Brujería, a form of witchcraft or traditional religion: Compare bruja ( def ).

    He's Latino and he's a brujo, born to free the souls of the dead so they can pass over.



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Word History and Origins

Origin of brujo1

First recorded in 1750–60; masculine form of bruja ( def )
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Example Sentences

No podía hacer que líneas de diálogo como “estamos buscando una niña y un brujo, ella con cabello ceniciento y semblante patricio, él un bruto sin modales y pálido” sean más comprensibles.

No podía hacer que líneas de diálogo como “estamos buscando una niña y un brujo, ella con cabello ceniciento y semblante patricio, él un bruto sin modales y pálido” sean más comprensibles.

When I think back to that night, I have a different perspective on why my mom brought in this brujo.

That night, my mom brought in a disheveled-looking stranger who said he was a brujo.

But my family didn’t hire a brujo instead of turning to evidence-based cancer treatments.

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