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10 Language-to-English Dictionariescarniçal
Pronunciation / Transliteration: kaʁniˈsal
"A lenda do carniçal assustava os moradores do vilarejo."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
An evil spirit or phantom in folklore that robs graves and feeds on dead bodies.
"In local folklore, the ancient graveyard was said to be haunted by a bloodthirsty ghoul." - 2
A person morbidly interested in death, graveyards, or gruesome subjects.
"Tabloid reporters were criticized as ghouls for capitalizing on the family's tragedy."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the Arabic word 'ghūl', originating from the root 'ghala' meaning 'to seize'. It entered the English language in the 18th century through oriental tales like 'The Arabian Nights', initially referring to a mythical desert demon that roamed graveyards and fed on human corpses.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Ghoul" is said worldwide
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goule
Transliteration: ɡul
"La légende raconte qu'une goule hante le vieux cimetière."
Ghoul
Transliteration: ɡuːl
"Der Mythos beschreibt einen Ghoul, der sich von Leichen ernährt."
ghoul
Transliteration: ɡul
"Il mostro mitologico scavava le tombe come un ghoul."
necrófago
Transliteration: neˈkɾofaɣo
"Las historias de terror mencionaban a un necrófago acechando la cripta."
carniçal
Transliteration: kaʁniˈsal
"A lenda do carniçal assustava os moradores do vilarejo."
पिशाच
Transliteration: pishach
"कहानियों में उस कब्रिस्तान में एक भयानक पिशाच के रहने की बात कही जाती थी।"
食尸鬼
Transliteration: shí shī guǐ
"传说中食尸鬼会在夜间出没并掘开坟墓。"
구울
Transliteration: gu-ul
"판타지 소설 속에서 구울은 무덤을 파헤치는 괴물로 등장합니다."
グール
Transliteration: gūru
"その古い伝説には、死体を食べるグールが登場します。"
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