Definitions tagged brujo in the street dictionary.
A powerful shaman or medicine man with great abilities (refers to the traditional healers of the Bolivian Andes who use ancient rituals and medicinal plants).
I am going to see a kallawaya so he can heal my soul.
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The highest-ranking authority among shamans or sorcerers, considered the boss or head leader (derived from the Aymara title for a community leader).
The hilacata is going to heal me.
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A medicine man or sorcerer skilled in magical arts, typically living in rural areas. (A traditional Andean healer and spiritual guide, often of Aymara origin, who performs rituals and reads coca leaves).
I've been cursed, I'm going to have to find a yatiri to lift the spell.
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A black magic sorcerer who steals body fat from people to use in spells. The victim falls ill and feels lethargic for a few days until they die (In Andean folklore, this figure is a malevolent being who targets unsuspecting victims, often at night).
"My son is so thin and exhausted, he must have crossed paths with the KARIKARI."
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Derived from the French loup-garou (werewolf), this refers to a warlock or sorcerer. (In Dominican folklore, a lugarú is a practitioner of dark magic often believed to have shapeshifting abilities).
They say there is a lugarú in the area.
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An adjective used with a noun, such as a business or a profession, to describe a person or place providing services illegally, without a license, or under the table.
He went to see a médico brujo. | That is a clínica bruja, do not go there.
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A mythical figure in the Dominican Republic who is supposedly all-powerful or all-knowing. The name is used to refer to a legendary miracle worker (referencing the common Spanish idiom of a Chinese doctor who can cure the incurable), typically to highlight that a situation is beyond help.
when someone is in a hopeless situation, people usually say that not even checheré can save them.
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A state of being obsessed with or whipped by a woman. It refers to a folk magic spell where a woman is said to put menstrual fluid in a man's food or drink to make him fall hopelessly in love with her (a common Caribbean superstition regarding love potions).
1: Yo, what's up? You hitting the club today? 2: Nah, I gotta go to my girlfriend's place. 1: You sucker, you are stuck there every single day! That girl gave you Agua de toto.
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A person who is believed to have a jinx or the power to make things happen just by mentioning them, especially regarding bad luck or negative predictions. (In Dominican folklore, goats are sometimes associated with bad omens or the supernatural).
A: Juan, do not go to La Romana. B: Look, you better listen to him because that guy is a boca e chivo. C: Well, I am not going then.
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