strigoi

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strigoi

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From Romanian strigoi, from strigă, from Latin striga (“hag, evil spirit”), from strix (“screech owl”).

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plural, plural only In Balkan folklore, the troubled souls of the dead rising from the grave.

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"strigoi." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/strigoi. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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@misc{strigoi_2026,
  title = {strigoi},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/strigoi},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}