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English
Etymology
From Cajun French rougarou (“werewolf”).
Noun
rougarou (plural rougarous)
- (folklore) A werewolf or werewolf-like creature said to inhabit swamps in Louisiana (and sometimes French Canadian) folklore.
1961, Maria Leach, God Had a Dog: Folklore of the Dog:Like the European werewolf and loup-garou, the French Canadian rougarou also often appears in the form of a dog. Whoever neglects his Easter duties or goes unconfessed for seven years finds himself changed into a rougarou at night.
2016, Heather Graham, Blood on the Bayou: A Cafferty & Quinn Novella, Evil Eye Concepts, Incorporated, →ISBN:“I told you, I'm not the rougarou. And if I say anything, the rougarou will kill me. I may be old, but I don't want to go that way.” “Selena, I'm going to hurt you worse than any rougarou.”
2016, Jonathan Maberry, The Orphan Army, Simon and Schuster, →ISBN, page 78:“The rougarou—him's a big, bad wolf.” “Bad?” asked Lizabeth. “What do you mean?”
French
Pronunciation
Noun
rougarou m (plural rougarous)
- (Louisiana, Cajun) Alternative spelling of loup-garou (“werewolf”)