| 单词 | leprechaun |
| 释义 | leprechaun[ lep-ruh-kawn, -kon ] / ˈlɛp rəˌkɔn, -ˌkɒn / SEE SYNONYMS FOR leprechaun ON THESAURUS.COM noun Irish Folklore.a dwarf or sprite. a conventionalized literary representation of this figure as a little old man who will reveal the location of a hidden crock of gold to anyone who catches him. Origin of leprechaun1595–1605; <Irish leipreachán, lucharachán, MIr luchrapán, lupra(c)cán, metathesized forms of Old Irish lúchorp(án), equivalent to lú- small + corp body (<Latin corpus) + -án diminutive suffix Words nearby leprechaunleporine, lepothrix, Leppard, leppy, LEPRA, leprechaun, leprechaunism, leprechauns, leprid, leproma, lepromatous Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for leprechaunBritish Dictionary definitions for leprechaunleprechaun / (ˈlɛprəˌkɔːn) / noun(in Irish folklore) a mischievous elf, often believed to have a treasure hoard Word Origin for leprechaunC17: from Irish Gaelic leipreachān, from Middle Irish lūchorpān, from lū small + corp body, from Latin corpus body Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 |
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