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pishtaku

pishtaku is the alternative form of pishtaco.

Meaning of pishtaco

Noun

pishtaco (plural pishtacos)

  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 ...1969, Journal of American Folklore

Forms of pishtaku

pluralpishtakus

Questions about pishtaku

What is pishtaku the alternative form of?
Pishtaku is the alternative form of pishtaco.

Words near pishtaku in the dictionary

  1. pishposh
  2. pishtaco
  3. pishtacos
  4. pishtak
  5. pishtaks
  6. pishtaku
  7. pishtakus
  8. pishtaq
  9. pishtaqs
  10. pishtush
  11. Pisidia

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