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preta

Noun CEFR B1
ˈpɹeɪtə

Definitions

A hungry ghost (a supernatural being in Buddhist folklore, the spirit of a greedy person whose divine retribution is never to be sated)

Equivalents

Françaispretaprêta
Portuguêspreta
Русскийпре́та
8 more languages
বাংলাপ্রেত
བོད་སྐད།ཡི་དྭགས
日本語餓鬼
ភាសាខ្មែរប្រេត
한국어아귀
မြန်မာပြိတ္တာ
Tiếng Việtma đóingạ quỷ

CEFR level

B1
Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
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