Definitions
any of numerous chiefly nocturnal insects; some are domestic pests
Word origin
From Spanish cucaracha, from cuca (“butterfly caterpillars”), of onomatopoeic origin; see also Greek κόκκυξ (kókkux) and Late Latin cucus. Influenced, by means of folk etymology, by cock and roach. Doublet of cucaracha.
Used in a sentence
“I want a divorce, you cockroach!”
“During the Rwandan genocide, Hutu genocidaires labelled Tutsis as cockroaches and called for their extermination.”
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01“Kitchen pest”9 letters
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