pishogue

[ pi-shohg ]

noun

, Irish English.

1. a spell, charm, or hex:

   He feared the bad luck was due to a pishogue on him.

2. sorcery; witchcraft.
3. a practitioner of witchcraft or healing magic:

   They went to see the pishogue in hopes of curing the cough.

4. a superstition:

   There's an old pishogue that a pregnant woman hit with something will have a baby with a birthmark where she was hit.

pishogue

/ pɪˈʃəʊɡ /

noun

1. sorcery; witchcraft

Word History and Origins

Origin of pishogue¹

First recorded in 1820–30; from Irish piseog “charm, spell”

Word History and Origins

Origin of pishogue¹

from Irish piseog, pisreog

Example Sentences

And when they were brought out to be burned the woman said, "Bring me out a bit of flax and I'll show you a pishogue."

From Project Gutenberg

And the woman put the tongs over the cradle where the baby was sleeping, for that is a pishogue.

From Project Gutenberg