pishogue
/pɪˈʃəʊɡ/
pishogue noun: magic, witchcraft; a spell, especially one designed to cause or cure illnesses to man or beast, or to increase or decrease the quantities of farm products such as butter or milk.
Noun
pishogue (plural pishogues)
- Magic, witchcraft; a spell, especially one designed to cause or cure illnesses to man or beast, or to increase or decrease the quantities of farm products such as butter or milk.
- Pishog: A mystic rite, by which one person is enabled to make a supernatural transfer of his neighbour's butter into his own churns.1829, Gerald Griffin, The Collegians
- Synonyms:
- diablerie, witchery, incantation, spell, bewitchery, black arts, charmwork, conjuration, conjuring, craft
pishogue meaning in Tamil
pishogue in Tamil
- பெருஞ்சூனியம், பெருவசியம்
Synonyms of pishogue
- diablerie
- witchery
- incantation
- spell
- bewitchery
- black arts
- charmwork
- conjuration
- conjuring
- dark arts
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Forms of pishogue
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Origin of pishogue
Anglo-Irish, from Irish piseog (“witchcraft”), from Middle Irish piseóc, pisóc.
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Questions about pishogue
- What does pishogue mean?
- Pishogue means magic, witchcraft; a spell, especially one designed to cause or cure illnesses to man or beast, or to increase or decrease the quantities of farm products such as butter or milk.
- What is pishogue in Tamil?
- Pishogue in Tamil is பெருஞ்சூனியம், பெருவசியம். See Pishogue meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is pishogue?
- Pishogue is a noun.
- How do you pronounce pishogue?
- Pishogue is pronounced /pɪˈʃəʊɡ/.
- What is the plural of pishogue?
- The plural of pishogue is pishogues.
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