cucaracha
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- noun
- /ˌkuːkəˈrɑːtʃə/
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cucaracha
- The exterminator assured us that he could eliminate all the cucarachas in the building.
Examples
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My security has already exterminated your cucaracha.
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I hate cucarachas!
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"If I had been attempting, that cucaracha would have been dead.
Fiction book (1999) -
"Or he might say, "Caramba, my little cucaracha, I am getting ready to go to Mexico."
Fiction book (1998) -
You guys are like cucarachas!
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These are the tiny cockheads that are holding my cucaracha.
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How you say, cucarachas?
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In the summer, cucarachas can often be found hiding in warm, dark places around the house.
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After noticing a cucaracha scurrying across the kitchen floor, I quickly grabbed a shoe to squash it.
Synonyms
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A flat brown or black insect that comes out at night and lives in kitchens and houses
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A common brown insect that lives in houses and eats food
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Etymology
Cucaracha comes from Spanish and simply means 'cockroach', the small insect that runs across floors. So many people use cucaracha to name that insect and to make the idea easy to remember.