gualicho

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Tehuelche [Term?].

Noun

gualicho m (plural gualichos)

1. (Rioplatense, Bolivia, Ecuador) bewitchment, charm (spell, particularly to make one love another)
   1. (Rioplatense) talisman, fetish

      Synonym: talismán

   2. (Bolivia) The totem, focus used to cast the spell.
2. (obsolete in Chile, rustic Argentina) devil, demon (evil spirit)

   Synonym: diablo

3. a genus of theropod from the Late Cretaceous Period from South America.

Further reading

• “gualicho”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10