la
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
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There was a huge cockroach in the kitchen.
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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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