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- US Pronunciation
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- [win-di-goh]
- /ˈwɪn dɪˌgoʊ/
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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
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- [win-di-goh]
- /ˈwɪn dɪˌgoʊ/
Definitions of windigo word
- noun windigo (in the folklore of the Ojibwa and other Indians) a cannibalistic giant, the transformation of a person who has eaten human flesh. 1
- noun windigo Psychiatry. a culture-specific syndrome occurring primarily among the Ojibwa and related Indian peoples and characterized by fever-induced delusions that one is being possessed by such a giant. 1
- noun windigo (in the folklore of some northern Algonquian peoples) a cannibalistic giant; a person who has been transformed into a monster by the consumption of human flesh. 1
- noun windigo (mythology) A malevolent, violent, cannibal spirit found in Anishinaabe, Ojibwe, and Cree mythology, which inhabits the body of a living person and possesses him or her to commit murder. 0
- noun windigo A psychological condition specific to some Native American groups, in which a person (in fever-induced delusions) believes that he or she is possessed by a cannibalistic wendigo spirit, or in which society hysterically believes a person to be so possessed. 0
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Origin of windigo
First appearance:
before 1705 One of the 50% oldest English words
1705-15; < Ojibwa wi·ntiko·; cognate with Cree wi·htiko·w
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Parts of speech for Windigo
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windigo popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 63% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
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