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10 Language-to-English Dictionariescão negro
Pronunciation / Transliteration: cãw negru
"A lenda do cão negro é famosa no norte da Inglaterra."
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A legendary monstrous black dog of English folklore, often associated with the supernatural and regarded as an omen of death.
"Local legends warned that encountering the glowing red eyes of the barghest in the lonely moors meant a terrible doom." - 2
Any ghostly apparition or goblin in northern English regional mythology.
"The villagers whispered about various barghests haunting the ancient ruins at midnight."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from northern English folklore, the word likely combines the German 'Berg' (mountain/hill) or 'Bär' (bear) with 'ghost' (Old English 'gāst'). Historically recorded in Yorkshire dialects, it refers to a mythical, monstrous black dog with large teeth and claws whose appearance is said to portend death or misfortune.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Barghest" is said worldwide
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chien noir
Transliteration: shiyen nwar
"La légende parle d'un chien noir qui hante les landes."
Barghest
Transliteration: barɡɛst
"Der Barghest ist eine Sagengestalt aus der englischen Folklore."
cane nero
Transliteration: kane nero
"Il cane nero è una creatura leggendaria del folklore inglese."
perro negro
Transliteration: pero negro
"El mito del perro negro aterrorizaba a los antiguos aldeanos."
cão negro
Transliteration: cãw negru
"A lenda do cão negro é famosa no norte da Inglaterra."
प्रेत कुत्ता
Transliteration: pret kutta
"लोककथाओं में प्रेत कुत्ता मौत का प्रतीक माना जाता है।"
幽灵黑犬
Transliteration: yōulíng hēi quǎn
"传说中幽灵黑犬的出现预示着灾难。"
유령 개
Transliteration: yuryeong gae
"바게스트는 영국의 전설 속에 등장하는 유령 개입니다."
バーゲスト
Transliteration: bāgesuto
"バーゲストはイギリスの伝承に登場する化け犬である。"
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