sack man

noun

folkloric character, in many Latin American countries, who collects naughty children in a large sack and eats them.

Meanings

nounsack man (plural sack men)

plural sack men

  1. folkloric character, in many Latin American countries, who collects naughty children in a large sack and eats them.

Translations

Portuguese homem do saco, velho do saco
  • homem do sacofolkloric character
  • velho do sacofolkloric character
Spanish hombre del saco, hombre de la bolsa
  • hombre del sacofolkloric character
  • hombre de la bolsafolkloric character
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APA

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Chicago

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