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The chupacabra was included as one of several vinyl figurines in Cryptozoic Entertainment's Cryptkins blind box toy line in 2018. [26] [27] A redesigned series of figurines, including an updated chupacabra, was released in August 2020. [28] The search for a chupacabra was featured in the 1997 The X-Files episode "El Mundo Gira". [29]
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Elmendorf Beast, the name given to a coyote blamed for several attacks on livestock in Elmendorf, Texas, which some local people linked it the legend of the chupacabra; Nightjar or goatsucker (the English translation of chupacabra), a medium-sized nocturnal or crepuscular bird
The Huay Chivo (Spanish pronunciation: [waj ˈtʃiβo]) is a legendary Maya beast. It is a half-man, half-beast creature, with burning red eyes, and is specific to the Yucatán Peninsula. It is reputed to be an evil sorcerer who can transform himself into a supernatural animal, usually a goat, dog or deer, in order to prey upon livestock.
According to Chicano artist and writer José Antonio Burciaga: . Caló originally defined the Spanish gypsy dialect. But Chicano Caló is the combination of a few basic influences: Hispanicized English; Anglicized Spanish; and the use of archaic 15th-century Spanish words such as truje for traje (brought, past tense of verb 'to bring'), or haiga, for haya (from haber, to have).
The Chupacabra, or “goatsucker,” gets a modern-day makeover in the Netflix movie "Chupa." But what’s the story behind the legendary creature?
Distinct Puerto Rican words like "jevo,", "jurutungo" and "perreo" have been submitted to Spain's Royal Academy- considered the global arbiter of the Spanish language.
¡Ay, caramba!" (pronounced [ˈaj kaˈɾamba]), from the Spanish interjections ay (denoting surprise or pain) and caramba (a minced oath for carajo), is an exclamation used in Spanish to denote surprise (usually positive).