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windigo

win di go |ˈwindiˌgō ˈwɪndɪɡoʊ |(also wendigo ) noun ( pl. windigos or windigoes ) (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. ORIGIN from Ojibwa.

 

Oxford Dictionary

windigo

windigo |ˈwɪndɪgəʊ |(also wendigo ) noun ( pl. windigos or windigoes ) (in the folklore of the northern Algonquian Indians ) a cannibalistic giant; a person who has been transformed into a monster by the consumption of human flesh. ORIGIN from Ojibwa wintiko.

 

Duden Dictionary

windig

win dig Adjektiv |w i ndig |mittelhochdeutsch windic 1 durch einen stets herrschenden, immer wieder wehenden Wind gekennzeichnet windiges Wetter | ein windiger Tag | eine windige Ecke | es ist windig draußen 2 umgangssprachlich abwertend keinen soliden Eindruck machend; zweifelhaft ein windiger Bursche | eine windige Angelegenheit