trasgo

Unknown, see Spanish section below.

• Hyphenation: tras‧go

trasgo m (plural trasgos)

1. (Iberian folklore, mythology, fantasy) a mischievous mythological creature similar to a goblin or kobold found in legends of Portugal and Spain (viz. Iberia proper)

Unknown. Possible etymologies include:

• from Latin trādux (“vine branch”), in the nominative (semantic connection is nebulous, possibly from the creatures hiding in vineyards in some folk legends);
• from Old Galician-Portuguese transfegar (“to transfigure, to transfuse”), from Latin transfigurare, relating to the creature's ability to shapeshift;
• from Ancient Greek τράγος (trágos, “male goat, lechery”), relating to mischief, its small stature, and other hircine attributes;
• from Old Italian strega (“witch, hag”), from Latin striga (“evil spirit, witch, etc.”).[1]
• from a Gothic term for a goblin-like creature, introduced or reinforced during the Visigothic/Suebian period via Germanic folklore.
• from Old Spanish trasgreer or trasgueir (“make mischief”) (first attested in c. 15th century), from Latin transgredi, likewise referring to its mischievous nature. In which case, cognate to English transgress.[2]

• IPA^(key): /ˈtɾasɡo/ [ˈt̪ɾaz.ɣ̞o]
• Rhymes: -asɡo
• Syllabification: tras‧go

trasgo m (plural trasgos)

1. (Iberian folklore, mythology, fantasy) a mischievous mythological creature similar to a goblin, imp, or kobold found in legends of Portugal and Spain, with varying descriptions
   • 1864, Meliton Martin, Pónos, part 2, page 31:

     Tras de las exigencias de la bruja vinieron como era natural las de los trasgos.

     As was natural, after the demands of the witch came those of the goblins.

• duende

• “trasgo”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014