Where does “kokoros” come from?

kokoros (Tok Pisin) comes from English cockroach, from Spanish cucaracha, from Spanish cuca — feminine singular of cuco; chufa, earth almond,...

kokoros (Tok Pisin): cockroach

Definitions

  1. cockroach

Ancestry of “kokoros”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishcockroachA black or brown straight-winged insect of the...
2Spanishcucarachacockroach
3Spanishcucafeminine singular of cuco; chufa, earth almond,...
Every word from Spanish cuca →Every word from Spanish cucaracha →Every word from English cockroach →