LEPRECHAUN


Meaning of LEPRECHAUN in English

/ ˈleprəkɔːn; NAmE / noun

(in Irish stories) a creature like a little man, with magic powers

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WORD ORIGIN

early 17th cent.: from Irish leipreachán , based on Old Irish luchorpán , from lu small + corp body.

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary.      Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне.