Chichivache
[ chich-uh-vahsh ]
/ ˈtʃɪtʃ əˌvɑʃ /
noun
(in early English literature) a mythical animal, usually depicted as a cow verging on starvation, that existed solely by devouring virtuous women.
Compare
Bicorn.
Origin of Chichivache
1350–1400; Middle English < Middle French (north)
chichefache thin face, ugly face, monster (hence
vache cow, by folk etymology, replacing
fache)