![]() In Brazilian folklore, the monster is referred to as Cuca and pictured as a female humanoid alligator, derived from the Portuguese coca, a dragon. In northern New Mexico and southern Colorado, where there is a large Hispanic population, it is referred to by its anglicized name, "the Coco Man". Many Latin American countries refer to the monster as el Cuco. It is cognate with Cornish crogen, meaning "skull", and Breton krogen ar penn, also meaning "skull". The word cocuruto in Portuguese means "the crown of the head" or "the highest place" and with the same etymology in Galicia, crouca means "head", from proto-Celtic *krowkā-, with variant cróca and either coco or cuca means "head" in both Portuguese and Galician. The word coco is used in colloquial speech to refer to the human head in Spanish. According to the Real Academia Española, the word coco derives from the Galician and Portuguese côco, which means " coconut". The myth of the Coco, or Cucuy, originated in northern Portugal and Galicia. The "monster" will come to the house of disobedient children at night and take them away. The Cucuy is a male being while Cuca is a female version of the mythical monster. It can also be considered an Iberian version of a bugbear as it is a commonly used figure of speech representing an irrational or exaggerated fear. Those beliefs have also spread in many Hispanophone and Lusophone countries. ![]() The Coco or Coca (also known as the Cucuy, Cuco, Cuca, Cucu, Cucuí or El-Cucuí) is a mythical ghost-like monster, equivalent to the bogeyman, found in Spain and Portugal. ![]() Please consider expanding the lead to provide an accessible overview of all important aspects of the article. This article's lead section may be too short to adequately summarize the key points. ![]()
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