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kallikantzaroi

kallikantzaroi is the plural of kallikantzaros.

Meaning of kallikantzaros

Noun

kallikantzaros (plural kallikantzaroi)

  1. A mythical, malevolent goblin-like spirit of Southeastern European and Anatolian folklore.
    • "This view is taken by Allatius, who says that a Kallikantzaros has all the characteristics of nightmare, rampaging on men's shoulders, then leaving them half senseless on the ground.2011, Clement A. Miles, The Christmas Troll and Other Yuletide Stories

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Questions about kallikantzaroi

What is kallikantzaroi the plural of?
Kallikantzaroi is the plural of kallikantzaros.

Words near kallikantzaroi in the dictionary

  1. kallidinogenase
  2. kallidinogenases
  3. kallidins
  4. Kallie
  5. Kalligas
  6. kallikantzaroi
  7. kallikantzaros
  8. kallikrein
  9. kallikreins
  10. kallilite
  11. Kallinus

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