windigo Syllabification: (win·di·go)Pronunciation: /ˈwindiˌgō/ (also wendigo)Definition of windigo noun (plural windigos or windigoes) (in the folklore of some northern Algonquian peoples) a cannibalistic giant; a person who has been transformed into a monster by the consumption of human flesh. Origin:from Ojibwawindigo in other Oxford dictionaries Definition of windigo in the British & World English dictionary