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lep·re·chaun noun also lep·re·caun or lep·re·haun \ˈleprəˌk]än, -ˌḵ], -ˌh], ]ȯn sometimes -_kən or -_ḵən\ (-s) Etymology: Irish Gaelic leipreachān, luprachān, from Middle Irish lūchorpān, from lū small + corpān, diminutive of corp body, from Latin corpus — more at midriff : a mischievous elf of Irish folklore usually conceived as a shoemaker and believed to reveal the hiding place of treasure if caught |