leprechaun

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Scrabble points: 17
Words With Friends: 21
Letters: 10

Pronunciation

/ˈlɛpɹəkɔːn/

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/ˈlɛpɹəkɔːn/ · /ˈlɛpɹəˌkɔn/(US) · /ˈlɛpɹəˌkɑn/(US)

Definition of leprechaun

2 senses · 1 part of speech · etymology included

noun

(Ireland)One of a race of elves that can reveal hidden treasure to those who catch them.

“Do you not catch the tiny clamour, / Busy click of an elfin hammer, / Voice of the leprechaun singing shrill, / As he merrily plies his trade?”

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noun

(Ireland)One of a race of elves that can reveal hidden treasure to those who catch them.

“Do you not catch the tiny clamour, / Busy click of an elfin hammer, / Voice of the leprechaun singing shrill, / As he merrily plies his trade?”
(ethnic, offensive, slang, slur)An Irish person.

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Etymology

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From Irish leipreachán, luprachán, from Middle Irish luchrupán, from Old Irish luchorpán. See also Irish lucharachán. The word's further etymology is disputed; it is traditionally explained as a compound containing lú (“small”, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁lengʷʰ-) + corp (“body”, which is from Latin corpus). However, an alternative suggestion is that it is a derivative of Latin Lupercī (“priests of Lupercus”), who were misinterpreted as an antediluvian species by medieval Irish scholars.

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200+ playable · top: PRELAUNCH (16 pts)

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HERCULEAN 14 pts

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