Meanings
nounbruxo (plural bruxos)
plural bruxos
- A Brazilian witch/healer.
People [with AIDS] who can afford it go to expensive private clinics. Those with little financial resources consult with bruxos, umbandists, spiritists, or they die at home.
1988 February 7, Ines Rieder, “Gay Murders in Brazil”, in Gay Community News, volume 15, number 29, page 1
Origin
- Portuguesebruxo
- Portuguesebruxo
- Englishbruxo
Borrowed from Portuguese bruxo.
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bruxo. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bruxo
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“bruxo.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bruxo. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
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