Lechuza is of Spanish descent (though, just to add to the confusion, there is a Giant Evil Owl Witch legend called La Lechuza with Mexican origins).īho is a popular word in Latin America. As you can see, the term sounds like an onomatopoeia. To the average English speaker who isn’t interested in birds, I believe an owl is just an owl.Īll in all, if you’re looking for a word to describe an owl, Bho is a good choice. There’re physical differences that distinguish them.įor those unfamiliar with the terms “bho” and “lechuza,” they’re both nocturnal birds of prey known as “owls,” though the “bho” is commonly larger and brown, while the “lechuza” is smaller and generally white.Īccording to the proper dictionary meaning, real=eagle owl lechuza=barn owl bhocomn. Within the same family, they’re two separate birds. What Is The Difference Between ‘Buho’ And ‘Lechuza’ In English And Spanish?
Usually, the Lechuza will appear as a large bird, the size of a human being.
It can also appear as a creature with the body of a bird but the head of a hideous old woman. They usually only come out at dusk or after nightfall. Many people in Mexico have spotted lechuzas flying high over the tops of houses or have seen it outlined against the moon at night. If the Lechuza fixates on you, it will sit outside your door at night, making crying sounds like a baby. If you go outside to investigate, it will swoop down on you and carry you away. If you find unexplained scratches on your door or windowsill, it could mean a Lechuza has visited your house during the night. “When I was a child, my family lived in a little town near the mountains in mexico. I remember my mom telling me about an old lady that lived nearby. She was 60 or 70 years old and my mom said she was suspected of being a witch and could turn into a “lechuza”.
Apparently, the old woman had done some witchcraft (“brujeria”) on my grandma. My grandmother’s hair and eyebrows were gone. Some people in the town wanted to hurt the “lechuza” to see if it was really this old lady. One night, when they saw the giant black bird, they took out their guns and started shooting at it. When she eventually came out, she couldn’t walk and she was hobbling around on a cane…” They waited and waited, but for days the old lady never left her house. My older sister claimed she saw a lechuza a few years ago when she went back to visit. They were swimming at a local pond and they saw an enormous black bird watching them from afar. They started getting freaked out and decided to go home.
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