English Explanatory Dictionary

pishtaco

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A mythical white male demon in South American folklore, who steals and eats the bodyfat of indigenous South Americans, or cuts up their flesh to convert it into food.

Word forms

pishtaco pishtacos pishtaku

Etymology

From a Quechua language term "pishtay", meaning "cut the throat of, cut up".

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