What does "strigoi" mean?

In Balkan folklore, the troubled souls of the dead rising from the grave.

Strigoi

noun

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Noun

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In Balkan folklore, the troubled souls of the dead rising from the grave. plural, plural-only

From Romanian strigoi, from strigă, from Latin striga (“hag, evil spirit”), from strix (“screech owl”).