Definition of Esmeralda (the hunchback of notre dame)

This article deals with a character from the novel. For the character in the 1996 Disney adaptation, see Esmeralda (Disney).

La Esméralda is a fictional character in Victor Hugo's 1831 novel The Hunchback of Notre Dame. She is a gypsy girl from Andalusia. She constantly attracts men with her seductive dances, and is rarely seen without her clever goat Djali (pronounced Dahl-ya). She is often noted to be around 16 years old.