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soucouyant

sou·cou·yant [ s koo yn ] (plural sou·cou·yants)


noun 
Definition:
 
Caribbean blood-sucking witch: somebody, usually a woman, who according to legend sucks people's blood and can shed her skin, change into a ball of fire, and fly around by night. It is said that she must return to her skin before daylight, and that salt and thorn-trees offer protection against her.

[Mid-20th century. < Caribbean creole]
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