The story
From a Quechua language term "pishtay", meaning "cut the throat of, cut up".
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Today it means: 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. Full definition →
From a Quechua language term "pishtay", meaning "cut the throat of, cut up".
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.