Rougarou
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The Rougarou (, alternatively spelled as roux-ga-roux, rugaroo, or rugaru) is a legendary creature in Cajun and Creole diaspora and a trickster in oral traditions in Métis and Francophone communities linked to traditional concepts of the werewolf.
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- Versions
- Cajun and Creole folklore
- Native American/First Nation folklore
- In popular culture
- See also
- Footnotes
The Rougarou (, alternatively spelled as roux-ga-roux, rugaroo, or rugaru) is a legendary creature in Cajun and Creole diaspora and a trickster in oral traditions in Métis and Francophone communities linked to traditional concepts of the werewolf.
==Versions== The creature known as a rougarou are as diverse as the spelling of its name, though they are all connected to francophone cultures through a common derived belief in the loup-garou (, ). Loup is French for wolf, and garou (from Frankish warulf, cognate with English werewolf) is a man who transforms into an animal.
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