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leprechaun

leprechaun

English

Noun

leprechaun (plural leprechauns)

  1. (Irish folklore) One of a race of elves that can reveal hidden treasure to those who catch them.
    • 1888, William Butler Yeats, Irish Fairy and Folk Tales
      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?

Translations


Italian

Noun

leprechaun m (invariable)

  1. leprechaun

Synonyms

  • leprecano
  • lepricauno