bruja
/ˈbɾuxa/ · A2 · noun · f
hag
🧹🐈⬛ BROO-ha: a witch BREWS, then cackles HA — brew-ha = bruja
Bruja sounds like brew + ha: she brews a potion and laughs ha. The j is a throaty h, as in jalapeño. Masculine form is brujo (sorcerer); brujería is witchcraft. Origin is pre-Roman Iberian, shared with Portuguese bruxa and Catalan bruixa.