Witchcraft in Spanish 🇪🇸

Pronunciation

normal speech: broo-heh-REE-ah

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brujería info.

Tips to remember the word “brujería”:
– It contains the root “bruja,” which means “witch” in Spanish. Just as “witch” is to “witchcraft,” “bruja” is to “brujería.”
– You can associate “brujería” with “brew-hair-ee-ah,” imagining a witch brewing a potion with her hair in it to remember the pronunciation and meaning.

Explanations:
– “Brujería” refers to the practice of magical arts or witchcraft in Spanish-speaking contexts. It encompasses spells, potions, and supernatural rituals often attributed to witches.

Other words that mean the same thing:
– Hechicería: Sorcery or witchcraft
– Magia negra: Black magic when referring to malevolent practices

Alternate meanings like slang:
– In some Spanish-speaking regions, “brujería” can be used informally to describe someone who has an uncanny ability to predict events or to describe an inexplicable or eerily skillful act. It can also imply a strong, almost magical, attraction to someone.

Examples of sentences that use “brujería”:
– La gente del pueblo creía que la misteriosa mujer practicaba la brujería. (The people in the town believed that the mysterious woman practiced witchcraft.)
– En algunas culturas, la brujería es vista como un arte ancestral lleno de sabiduría y poder. (In some cultures, witchcraft is seen as an ancient art full of wisdom and power.)
– Ese gol que metió fue pura brujería; ni siquiera se veía la pelota. (That goal he scored was pure witchcraft; you couldn’t even see the ball.)
– Juan decía en broma que su abuela usaba brujería para hacer sus deliciosos platillos porque nadie podía igualar su sabor. (Juan jokingly said that his grandmother used witchcraft to make her delicious dishes because no one could match their flavor.)

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