Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

vrykolakas

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: vryko-lakas
IPA

24

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

2

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

In Greek folklore, a harmful undead creature that eats flesh, somewhat like a vampire or zombie.

Etymology

Borrowed from Greek βρυκόλακας (vrykólakas).

Origin

Source language: Greek

Word Breakdown

Root: βρυκόλακας

Synonyms

vorvolaka

Questions

What does vrykolakas mean?: In Greek folklore, a harmful undead creature that eats flesh, somewhat like a vampire or zombie.
Where does vrykolakas come from?: It is traced to Greek.

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