Brujería

Or bru·je·rí·a

[broo-huh-ree-uh, broo-khe-ree-ah]

noun

1. 1. a form of witchcraft practiced in Latin America and parts of the West Indies, rooted in a blend of African and Indigenous traditional religions and later influenced by Catholicism.

      Prior to the Spanish colonization of both the Aztecs and the Taíno people, Brujería was not stigmatized as being dark or evil.

   2. Usually brujería a spell, curse, or other instance of this witchcraft.

      His recent trips have been afflicted with so many challenges that I almost wonder if there’s some form of brujería at work.

Word History and Origins

Origin of Brujería¹

First recorded in 1830–40; from Spanish bruj(a) bruja ( def. ) + -ería -ery ( def. )