Meanings
noun
- pluralplural of kallikantzaros
"Nick is Nick Papdoukis and he's a Kallikantzaros. In Greek lore, Kallikantzaroi are goblins who snatch children.
2012, K. Bennett, The Year of Eating Dangerously1 more example
As the Greeks tell it, it wouldn't be hard to confuse the Twelve Days of Christmas with the Twelve Days of Hell. That is if you believe in the Kallikantzaroi.
2008 December 19, Danylo Hawaleshka, “Beware the Kallikantzaroi: Greek Goblins Run Riot Over Christmas”, in Spiegel Online International
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