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  2. Chupacabra - Wikipedia

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    The spelling and pronunciation relates to a retired mascot called "Kabura Kid", whose name was a pun alluding to the Japanese word for turnips. [31] The 2023 film Chupa is about a chupacabra that is saved from scientists who want to capture it to prove it is real and exploit it for medicine.

  3. List of urban legends - Wikipedia

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    The chupacabra (Spanish pronunciation: [tʃupaˈkaβɾa], from chupar "to suck" and cabra "goat", literally "goat sucker") is a legendary cryptid rumored to inhabit parts of the Americas, with the first sightings reported in Puerto Rico. The name comes from the animal's reported habit of attacking and drinking the blood of livestock, especially ...

  4. List of irregularly spelled English names - Wikipedia

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    Many of these are degenerations in the pronunciation of names that originated in other languages. Sometimes a well-known namesake with the same spelling has a markedly different pronunciation. These are known as heterophonic names or heterophones (unlike heterographs, which are written differently but pronounced the same).

  5. ‘Chupa’: New film explores the famous Latin ... - AOL

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    A chupacabra is a legendary creature from folklore in Latin America. The Spanish word translates to “goatsucker” with “chupa” meaning “to suck” and “cabra” meaning “goat.”

  6. Oprah wasn't always Oprah: Her birth name revealed - AOL

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    Oprah Winfrey is a household name,but it turns out "Oprah" is not her real name. A little known fact about the 61-year-old media mogul -- her family wanted to give her a Biblical name, so they ...

  7. Is there more to the myth of the Chupacabra? - AOL

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    The mythical creature is said to have large fangs and a hairless dog-like body. People claim to have killed or even captured them. Animal experts have their opinions, but could there be something ...

  8. List of cryptids - Wikipedia

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    Name Other names Description Purported location Depiction British big cats [27] Alien big cats (ABCs), phantom cats, mystery cats, English lions, Beast of Bodmin, Beast of Exmoor: Carnivorous mammal Great Britain Chupacabra [28] Chupacabras (Spanish for goat-sucker) Puerto Rico (originally), South and Central America, Southern North America ...

  9. Woman Doesn't Know How to Pronounce Her Rare Last Name ... - AOL

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    Since few people share the name, Garapic took to TikTok to see if anyone could offer some expertise about the Croatian language, though the pronunciation of her surname largely remains a mystery ...