pishtaco

== English == === Etymology === From a Quechua language term "pishtay", meaning "cut the throat of, cut up". === Noun === pishtaco (plural pishtacos) (mythology, folklore) 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. ==== Alternative forms ==== pishtaku === Anagrams === aposthic, picotahs == Spanish == === Noun === pishtaco m (plural pishtacos) a violent delinquent === Further reading === pishtaco | Diccionario de americanismos | ASALE