cucaracha

/kukaˈɾatʃa/

la noun B2

el (masc.) la (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

N Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Common Domain General Tone Neutral
Word fingerprint: Register: neutral. Era: current. Frequency: common. Domain: general. Connotation: neutral.

Forms

plural
las cucarachas

Meaning

  1. cockroach

    • Vi una cucaracha en la cocina.

      I saw a cockroach in the kitchen.

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual
Meaning fingerprint: Category: thing. Concreteness: concrete. Animacy: inanimate. Countability: countable. Scope: individual.

Similar words

Similar in other languages

French

cafard

cafard is the French word for the same thing — both mean "cockroach."

Portuguese

barata

barata is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "cockroach."

Practice

1 What does cucaracha mean?

2 Fill the gap: Vi una ___ en la cocina.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches cucaracha?

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