skin-walker
The English phrase 'skin walker' is translated into Spanish as skin-walker.
This phrase refers to a legendary witch from Navajo folklore who possesses the ability to transform into or disguise themselves as an animal.
Did you know?
- While a literal translation would be caminante de piel, using this phrase in a Spanish-speaking country will not evoke a sense of horror, but rather sound like a description of a hiker wearing leather.
- The concept of the skin-walker is often conflated in Spanish-language folk horror with the nahual, a Mesoamerican shapeshifter from Aztec and Maya traditions.
- In Mexican Spanish, if you want to describe a creature that shares the 'skin walker' trait of shapeshifting, the most culturally accurate term is nahual, a being from Mesoamerican mythology.
Examples in context
- He oído historias sobre un skin-walker en el desierto.I have heard stories about a skin-walker in the desert.
- Esa leyenda del skin-walker es muy aterradora.That skin-walker legend is very terrifying.
- Dicen que el skin-walker puede cambiar de forma.They say the skin-walker can change shape.
Example conversation
Lucía and Javier are talking about legends of the American Southwest.
- Lucía¿Sabes qué es un skin-walker?Do you know what a skin-walker is?
- JavierNo, nunca he oíd hablar de eso.No, I have never heard of that.
- LucíaEs una bruja legendaria de la cultura navajo.It is a legendary witch from the Navajo culture.
- JavierSuena como una historia muy aterradora, Lucía.That sounds like a very terrifying story, Lucía.
