bloedkaros
Dutch
Etymology
Compound of bloed + karos.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈblut.kaːˌrɔs/
- Hyphenation: bloed‧ka‧ros
Noun
bloedkaros f (plural bloedkarossen)
- (historical) A folkloric carriage that would abduct children who were outside late and cause them to bleed to death, usually by maiming their limbs or slitting their throats; as a bogeyman it was widely believed in by the common people in early modern times and was frequently connected to stories about foreign monarchs collecting blood.