Kilo Lingo

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feminine

/kukaˈɾatʃa/

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Translation

cockroach

Word origin

From cuca ('a kind of caterpillar or beetle') with an augmentative ending. English 'cockroach' is an adaptation of the Spanish cucaracha.

Origin
Spanish
Root
cuca
English cognates
cockroach

Grammar

Genderfeminine
Pluralcucarachas

Examples

.

There was a huge cockroach in the kitchen.

.

Cockroaches tend to come out at night.

¡ , !

How disgusting, there is a cockroach under the table!

fumigar .

We had to fumigate the house because of the cockroaches.

cualquier .

A cockroach can survive almost anywhere.

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This word is part of lesson 100.