windigo
/ˈwɪndɪɡəʊ
/(also wendigo)
noun (plural windigos or windigoes)
(In the folklore of the northern Algonquian Indians) a cannibalistic giant; a person who has been transformed into a monster by the consumption of human flesh.In the depths of the winter, the windigo seeks to feast on human flesh....
- Manjimanidoo or evil spirits existed; windigos were especially terrifying spirits who dwelled within lakes and practiced cannibalism.
- I must see a traveling paper, then you may come stay the night with us so as you will be safe from the wendigos.
Origin
From Ojibwa wintiko.
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