Translation
cockroach
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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
Examples
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There was a huge cockroach in the kitchen.
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Cockroaches tend to come out at night.
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How disgusting, there is a cockroach under the table!
fumigar .
We had to fumigate the house because of the cockroaches.
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A cockroach can survive almost anywhere.
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Start your free weekThis word is taught in chapter 52, lesson 7: cucaracha, popa, enamorarse and 7 more words.