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The chupacabra or chupacabras (Spanish pronunciation: [tʃupaˈkaβɾas], literally 'goat-sucker', from Spanish: chupa, 'sucks', and cabras, 'goats') is a legendary creature, or cryptid, in the folklore of parts of the Americas.
The Chupacabra, or “goatsucker,” gets a modern-day makeover in the Netflix movie "Chupa." But what’s the story behind the legendary creature?
Legend Quest: The Legend of Chupacabras (released in Latin America as La Leyenda del Chupacabras) is a 2016 Mexican animated comedy horror film directed by Alberto Rodríguez. [4]
Chupacabra (Latin America) – Cryptid beast named for its habit of sucking the blood of livestock; Churel – Vampiric, female ghost; Ciguapa (Dominican Republic) – Malevolent seductress; Cihuateteo – Ghost of women that died in childbirth; Cikavac – Bird that serves its owner
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The name Huay Chivo combines Spanish and Yucatec Mayan terms. Huay or Uay comes from Waay in Yucatec Maya, meaning sorcerer, spirit or animal familiar, while Chivo is Spanish for goat, literally meaning sorcerer-goat; it is also known as the Chivo Brujo, an entirely Spanish phrase meaning the same thing.
Chupacabra – Originated in Puerto Rico; subsequent reports (some erroneous) in Brazil, Chile, Mexico, The United States of America; Churel – India also spelled Churail; Cihuacoatl – Aztec; Cihuateteo – Mexico; Croglin Grange, The Vampire of – Cumberland, England