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📚 noun • entry_id 2358

banshee

/bænˈʃiː/
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Meanings (ES + gloss)
La Llorona • banshee
A female spirit, usually taking the form of a woman whose mournful wailing warns of an impending death.
Late had he heard, in prophet's dream, / The fatal Ben-Shie's boding scream […].
Phrases
bansheelike
Word forms
bansheesbanshiebenshee