carniçal

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Portuguese

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Etymology

From carniça (“carrion”) +‎ -al.

Pronunciation

 
 

  • Rhymes: (Brazil) -aw, (Portugal) -al
  • Hyphenation: car‧ni‧çal

Adjective

carniçal m or f (plural carniçais)

  1. meat-eating, carnivorous
    Synonyms: carniceiro, carnívoro

Noun

carniçal m (plural carniçais)

  1. (Brazil, roleplaying games) ghoul
    Synonyms: ghoul, goule
    • 2007 July 7, Marcelo Rodrigues et al., “Mortos-Vivos” (chapter 6.10), in Tagmar II – Livro de Criaturas‎, 2.2.0 edition, Projeto Tagmar 2, archived from the original on 2024-02-09, page 96, column 2:
      Os mortos que não forem devorados se levantarão em treze dias como carniçais a menos que façam uma Resistência à Magia contra Força de Ataque 3.
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    • 2015 October 27 [2013 February], Marcelo Cassaro, Guilherme Dei Svaldi, Leonel Caldela, “Bestiário” (chapter 11), in Tormenta RPG, revised edition, Porto Alegre: Jambô, →ISBN, Mortos-Vivos, page 298, column 2:
      Um carniçal é um morto-vivo assustador, com pele deteriorada esticada sobre ossos visíveis. Estes monstros têm dentes afiados e, em estado selvagem, se alimentam da carne dos vivos.
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