/ ˈdrækjələ; NAmE / noun
a character in many horror films who is a vampire . Vampires appear at night and suck the blood of their victims.
ORIGIN: From the novel Dracula by Bram Stoker.
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WORD ORIGIN
variant of Drakula , Dragwlya , names given to Vlad Ţepeş (Vlad the Impaler), a 15th-cent. prince of Wallachia renowned for his cruelty.