bhut
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of bhut
1775–85; < Hindi bhūt < Sanskrit bhūtā
Example Sentences
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The spiciness comes from the potent “ghost pepper”, cultivated in northeastern India, where it's known as bhut jolokia.
From BBC ● Jul. 17, 2024
Again she made a leaf cup, and having filled it with water was returning when the bhut again came, and destroyed her cup, and caused her to lose the water.
From Santal Folk Tales by Campbell, A.
"As to the ways of a bhut not even the priest at my village of Gaum could say aught."
From The Three Sapphires by Fraser, W. A.
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