Căpcăun

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A Căpcăun in Romanian folkore is an Ogre . The Căpcăun either kidnaps children or young ladies (mostly princesses). It represents evil, as do the Zmeu and the Balaur, among several other negative characters.

Căpcăun appears to have meant "Dog-head" (căp meaning "head", căun meaning "dog") derived from Romanian cap ("head") and câine ("dog") (these words are derived from Latin caput and canis respectively).

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