Where does “chupacirios” come from?

chupacirios (Spanish) comes from Spanish cirio, from Latin cēreus, from Ancient Greek Κηρεύς.

chupacirios (Spanish): Bible basher

Definitions

  1. Bible basher

Ancestry of “chupacirios”, step by step

chupacirios traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Spanish cirio

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1SpanishcirioA long, thick wax candle, often used in religious...
2Latincēreus—
3Ancient GreekΚηρεύς—

via Spanish chupar

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishchuparto suck; to absorb; to suck off, to blow
Every word from Ancient Greek Κηρεύς →Every word from Latin cēreus →Every word from Spanish cirio →