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The myth of the Coco, or Cucuy, originated in northern Portugal and Galicia. According to the Real Academia Española, the word coco derives from the Galician and Portuguese côco, which means "coconut". [2] The word coco is used in colloquial speech to refer to the human head in Spanish. [3] Coco also means "skull". [4]
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Variants of this figure appear all over the world, particularly in Latin countries, such as Spain, Portugal, Italy (where he is known as the vecchio col sacco ("the old man with the sack"), and the countries of Latin America, where it is referred to as el Hombre del costal, el hombre del saco, or in Portuguese, o homem do saco (all of which mean "the sack/bag man"), and Eastern Europe.
The Tunda (La Tunda) is a myth of the Pacific Region of Colombia, and particularly popular in the Afro-Colombian community, about a vampire-like doppelganger monster woman; The Patasola or "one foot" is one of many myths in Latin American folklore about woman monsters from the jungle.
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Latin American folklore is the study of the informal beliefs, customs and cultural traditions common in the countries in Latin America. For ancient folklore and myths of Latin America, see Category:Native American religion .
The examples and perspective in this article deal primarily with Spain and do not represent a worldwide view of the subject.The specific issue is: neglects/ is lacking detail about Latin American and Ibero-American mythology You may improve this article, discuss the issue on the talk page, or create a new article, as appropriate.
From this early culture numerous myths and legends arose. Two well known Argentine writers, Ricardo Rojas and Julio Carreras, have written works on these myths. Ricardo Rojas major work on this subject is entitled The Country of the Forest (El País de la Selva). Carreras' book on this subject is entitled The Bad Love (El Malamor).