Log in or Sign up

Definitions

Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia

  1. n. See windigo.

Wiktionary

  1. n. A malevolent, violent, cannibal spirit found in Anishinaabe, Ojibwe, and Cree mythology, which inhabits the body of a living person and possesses him or her to commit murder.

Examples

Show 10 more examples...

Comments

Log in or sign up to get involved in the conversation. It's quick and easy.

  • bilby No. It obviously rhymes with Bendigo, an Australian goldfields town near where my parents grew up. It will patiently await the Coming of the Third -Endigo, as prophesied in scripture, and finally be useful in limerick-making. Oct 24, 2011

  • chelster Whether this word is spelled wendigo or windigo (preferred), the only attested pronunciation in reputable dictionaries is WIN-di-goh, as illustrated by this couplet by Ogden Nash: "The Wendigo, The Wendigo! Its eyes are ice and indigo!" — The Orthoepist Oct 24, 2011

  • madmouth delicious! Apr 14, 2009

  • dgstone Prounounced "wen-dee-go", which is Algonquin for "the hunger." A malevolent cannibalistic spirit whose appetite for human flesh can never be satiated. Mar 13, 2008

‘wendigo’ has been looked up 968 times, loved by 7 people, added to 22 lists, commented on 4 times, and has a Scrabble score of 12.