Curupuri
English
Proper noun
Curupuri
- Alternative form of Curupira
- 1912, Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, The Lost World:
- "No Indian here. Too much afraid. Curupuri," said Gomez. "Curupuri is the spirit of the woods," Lord John explained. "It's a name for any kind of devil. The poor beggars think that there is something fearsome in this direction, and therefore they avoid it."