bruja
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9.9
- noun
- /ˈbruːhɑː/
- Slur
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bruja
- "Okay, so you want some help identifying Guzman's alleged bruja enforcer." "You got it," says Janette.
Examples
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The other women in the village called her a bruja because of her cruel nature.
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I'm not going to tell you again, viejo, don't call me bruja.
Fiction book (1994) -
Maybe that bitch is a bruja.
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Kids said the old white woman, Mrs. Walker, is a bruja.
Fiction book (1996) -
Who are you calling chonga, bruja?
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And don't call me bruja.
Fiction book (1994) -
Knowing your cheap ass, you probably didn't even insure this piece of shit, so I just made you some money, bruja.
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Mike, she's a bruja.
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"I have come here to protect Henry from you," said Rumaldo, "to see to it that this matter will be settled between him and your baboso son over there, without any interference from a bruja like you."
Fiction book (1994) -
When the children misbehaved, they joked that the teacher was a bruja who would cast spells on them.
Synonyms
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8.8
A cruel woman who treats people very badly
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8.6
A woman who is very cruel to other people
Antonyms
How Unpleasant
Surface Forms
Etymology
Bruja is sometimes used as an insult for a spiteful or unpleasant woman, much like calling someone a 'witch' in English, because people long ago feared witches and blamed them for harm, which is why the word can be rude today.