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