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Meaning of ghoul in English

ghoul
noun [ C ]
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/ɡuːl/ uk
/ɡuːl/
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an evil spirit that eats dead bodies
informal
someone who is very interested in death and unpleasant things
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Strange, suspicious and unnatural
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Translations of ghoul

in Chinese (Traditional)
食屍鬼, 從死亡（或恐怖事物）中取樂的人…
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in Chinese (Simplified)
食尸鬼, 从死亡（或恐怖事物）中取乐的人…
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in Spanish
demonio necrófago, morboso, morbosa…
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in Portuguese
espírito macabro, pessoa mórbida…
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upiór…
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kötü ruh…
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упырь, вурдалак…
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