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gumiho

gumiho noun: an usually malevolent, shape-shifting fox spirit, typically said to take the form of a beautiful woman to seduce men and eat their livers.

Noun

gumiho (plural gumihos or gumiho)

  1. (Korean mythology) An usually malevolent, shape-shifting fox spirit, typically said to take the form of a beautiful woman to seduce men and eat their livers.
    • Gumihos are able to transform into human form, generally beautiful women, in order to seduce men.2012, “Translation Notes”, in Laon, volume 5, unnumbered page
    • In their human guise the gumiho will seduce a man, kill him, and then consume his liver.2016, Theresa Bane, Encyclopedia of Beasts and Monsters in Myth, Legend and Folklore, page 146

Forms of gumiho

pluralgumihos
pluralgumiho
alternative formkumiho

Origin of gumiho

Borrowed from Korean 구미호 (gumiho, “nine-tailed fox”).

Questions about gumiho

What does gumiho mean?
Gumiho means an usually malevolent, shape-shifting fox spirit, typically said to take the form of a beautiful woman to seduce men and eat their livers.
What part of speech is gumiho?
Gumiho is a noun.
What is the plural of gumiho?
The plural of gumiho is gumihos.

Words near gumiho in the dictionary

  1. gumfields
  2. gumhar
  3. Gumi
  4. Gumian
  5. gumihan
  6. gumiho
  7. gumihos
  8. Gumina
  9. Guminas
  10. gumjob
  11. gumjobs

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