"sack man" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: sack men [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun|sack men}} sack man (plural sack men)
  1. folkloric character, in many Latin American countries, who collects naughty children in a large sack and eats them. Translations (folkloric character): home del sacu [masculine] (Asturian), homem do saco [masculine] (Portuguese), velho do saco [masculine] (Portuguese), hombre del saco [masculine] (Spanish), hombre de la bolsa [masculine] (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-sack_man-en-noun-kxu-EQiQ Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

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