soucouyant
/ˌsuːkuːˈjɒ̃
/noun
(In eastern Caribbean folklore) a malignant witch believed to shed her skin by night and suck the blood of her victims.The only way to kill a soucouyant is to salt her skin when she leaves it to make her nightly flight....
- The thing that puzzles me to this day is when ole people used to talk about seeing soucouyants.
- You can tell you've been bitten by a soucouyant if you see two little bite marks side by side, anywhere on your body in the morning.
Origin
West Indian creole.