Bosorka/Bosorkania is a Carpatho-Ukrainian word that means "witch."
- The female bosorka is always present in every generation.
- The seventh girl in a family is destined to be a bosorka, as is the third generation in a family with three generations of women born out of wedlock.
- If these chance encounters don't work out, there's always the option of a dying bosorka transferring her abilities to a surviving bosorka.
The term may also refer to a supernatural figure that appears as a white lady with long slender arms and chicken-like feet.
Boszorkany is another name for Boszorkany.