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- proper noun An evil old
hag who is a character from Brazilianfolklore and is said to attackchildren who don't go to bed early.
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Examples
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Camarillo, known as Cuca, found spouses for her children, her nieces, a nephew and even her three teenage grandchildren, all of whom lived within two blocks of each other.
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Camarillo, known as Cuca, found spouses for her children, her nieces, a nephew and even her three teenage grandchildren, all of whom lived within two blocks of each other.
Immigrant Mass Murder In Finland–Albanian Muslim On Shopping Mall Rampage 2009
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Camarillo, known as Cuca, found spouses for her children, her nieces, a nephew and even her three teenage grandchildren, all of whom lived within two blocks of each other.
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Camarillo, known as Cuca, found spouses for her children, her nieces, a nephew and even her three teenage grandchildren, all of whom lived within two blocks of each other.
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She used to tell me that I should try "Cuca" (or "Kuka") the cake from her childhood.
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She used to tell me that I should try "Cuca" (or "Kuka") the cake from her childhood.
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She used to tell me that I should try "Cuca" (or "Kuka") the cake from her childhood.
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There was a taco truck from "Team La Cuca Roacha", a Mexican wrestling ring and wrestlers from "Team Lucha Libre", and an ice cream cart from a team called "Give 'em Hell-ado".
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There was a taco truck from "Team La Cuca Roacha", a Mexican wrestling ring and wrestlers from "Team Lucha Libre", and an ice cream cart from a team called "Give 'em Hell-ado".
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"Nicknames from Proper Names" solves our curiosity about the name "Chuy," which is short for Jesús, or "Cuca," short for Refugia, or "Nacho," short for Ignacio.
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