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Asturian
Etymology
From sacar (“to extract”) + untu (“fat”). Compare Spanish sacamantecas and Galician sacaúntos.
Noun
sacaúntos m pl
- (Asturian mythology) bogeyman (an evil being used to scare children, usually vampiresque like)
Galician
Etymology
From sacar (“to extract”) + unto (“fat of the abdomen”). Compare Spanish sacamantecas.
Pronunciation
Noun
sacaúntos m (invariable)
- (folklore) bogeyman (an evil being used to scare children)
- Synonym: coco
See also
References
- Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, editors (2003–2018), “sacaúntos”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
- Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “sacaúntos”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN