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Probably from Greek στιχί (stichí).
stafie f (plural stafii)
- ghost, phantom, apparition, spectre, spook, shadow, shade, wraith
- Synonyms: fantomă, fantasmă, apariție, spirit, spectru, nălucă, strigoi, iazmă
- (familiar, colloquial) someone who is ugly, skinny, and often tall