sacaúntos

== Asturian == === Alternative forms === sacaúntu === Etymology === From sacar (“to extract”) +‎ untu (“fat”). Compare Spanish sacamantecas and Galician sacaúntos. === Noun === sacaúntos m (plural sacaúntos) (Asturian mythology) bogeyman (an evil being used to scare children, usually vampiresque like) === Further reading === “sacaúntos”, in Diccionariu de la llingua asturiana [Dictionary of the Asturian Language] (in Asturian), 1st edition, Academy of the Asturian Language [Asturian: Academia de la Llingua Asturiana], 2000, →ISBN García Arias, Xosé Lluis (2002–2004), “sacaúntu”, in Diccionario general de la lengua asturiana [General Dictionary of the Asturian Language] (overall work in Spanish), Editorial Prensa Asturiana, →ISBN == Galician == === Etymology === From sacar (“to extract”) + unto (“fat of the abdomen”). Compare Spanish sacamantecas. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /sakaˈunto̝s/ === Noun === sacaúntos m (invariable) (folklore) bogeyman (an evil being used to scare children) Synonym: coco === See also === sacaúntos on the Galician Wikipedia.Wikipedia gl === 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