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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024lep•re•chaun /ˈlɛprəˌkɔn, -ˌkɑn/USA pronunciation n. [countable]- Mythologya small elflike creature of Irish folklore, often represented as a little old man who will reveal the location of a crock of gold to anyone who catches him.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024lep•re•chaun (lep′rə kôn′, -kon′),USA pronunciation n. [Irish Folklore.]- Mythologya dwarf or sprite.
- Mythologya 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.
- Latin corpus) + -án diminutive suffix
- Irish leipreachán, lucharachán, Middle Irish luchrapán, lupra(c)cán, metathesized forms of Old Irish lúchorp(án), equivalent. to lú- small + corp body (
- 1595–1605
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: leprechaun /ˈlɛprəˌkɔːn/ n - (in Irish folklore) a mischievous elf, often believed to have a treasure hoard
Etymology: 17th Century: from Irish Gaelic leipreachān, from Middle Irish lūchorpān, from lū small + corp body, from Latin corpus body |