Perchta

US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(perкнtä)


WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
Perch•ta  (perкнtä),USA pronunciation n. [Germanic Myth.]
  1. Mythologythe goddess of death and of fertility: sometimes identified with Holle.
Also, Berchta. 
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