Where does “cucaracha” come from?

cucaracha (Chavacano) comes from Spanish cucaracha, from Spanish cuca — feminine singular of cuco; chufa, earth almond,...

cucaracha (Chavacano): cockroach

Definitions

  1. cockroach

Ancestry of “cucaracha”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishcucarachacockroach
2Spanishcucafeminine singular of cuco; chufa, earth almond,...
Every word from Spanish cuca