banpiro

Basque (Bidasoa Valley)

/bam.pi.ɾo/

noun
Definitions
  • (folklore) vampire
  • (biology) vampire, vampire bat

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish, Castilian vampiro derived from French vampire derived from German Vampir derived from Serbo-Croatian vàmpīr (vampire).

Origin

Serbo-Croatian

vàmpīr

Gloss

vampire

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