lorelei

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. noun a Siren of German legend who lured boatmen in the Rhine to destruction

Etymology

From the Lorelei rock on the Rhine, which was haunted by one of these creatures according to German legend.

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