Borrowed fromSpanishcucaracha(“cockroach”).Doublet ofcockroach.
cucaracha (pluralcucarachas)
Borrowed fromSpanishcucaracha.
cucaracha f (pluralcucaraches)
Unadapted borrowing fromSpanishcucaracha.
cucaracha f (uncountable)
Fromcuca(“butterfly caterpillar”), itself ofonomatopoeic origin.
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cucaracha f (pluralcucarachas)
