gumiho
Meanings
noun
- An usually malevolent, shape-shifting fox spirit, typically said to take the form of a beautiful woman to seduce men and eat their livers.
Word forms
Etymology
Borrowed from Korean 구미호 (gumiho, “nine-tailed fox”).
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