Polyglot Dictionary

embrujo

/emˈbɾuxo/

el noun C1

el (masc.) la (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

N Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Academic Domain General Tone Neutral

Forms

plural
embrujos

Meaning

  1. spell

    • Cayó bajo su embrujo.

      He fell under her spell.

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual

Similar words

conjuro

embrujo implies a bewitchment or curse, from "brujo," witch; conjuro is more about the incantation itself.

sortilegio

embrujo and sortilegio are close synonyms for a magic "spell," interchangeable.

hechizo

embrujo implies a bewitchment or curse; hechizo implies an enchantment or charm, often used more broadly, including figuratively charming.

Similar in other languages

Portuguese

feitiço

feitiço is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "spell."

Practice

1 What does embrujo mean?

2 Fill the gap: Cayó bajo su ___.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches embrujo?

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