pishtaco

名词 n.

英文释义

名词 n.
  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.
    — They are often told that the pishtaco is going to carry them off if they do not behave. Thus, they are taught to fear the mestizo and white man at an early age. The pishtaco also maintains conformity among adults. Individualism is not a norm ...

词形变化

pishtacos plural pishtaku alternative

词源

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