Banshee

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Etymology

Borrowed from English banshee, from Irish bean sí, from Old Irish ben síde (literally woman of the fairy mound).

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Noun

Banshee f (genitive Banshee, plural Banshees)

  1. banshee (in Irish folklore, a female spirit)

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