cucaracha

== English == === Etymology === Borrowed from Spanish cucaracha (“cockroach”). Doublet of cockroach. === Noun === cucaracha (plural cucarachas) A Mexican ballroom and nightclub dance. == Asturian == === Etymology === Borrowed from Spanish cucaracha. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /kukaˈɾat͡ʃa/ [ku.kaˈɾa.t͡ʃa] Rhymes: -atʃa Syllabification: cu‧ca‧ra‧cha === Noun === cucaracha f (plural cucaraches) (zoology) cockroach (insect) == Chavacano == === Etymology === Inherited from Spanish cucaracha (“cockroach”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /kukaˈɾat͡ʃa/, [ku.kaˈɾa.t͡ʃa] Hyphenation: cu‧ca‧ra‧cha === Noun === cucaracha (Cotabateño, Ternateño, Zamboangueño) cockroach Synonyms: (Cotabateño) curacha, (Caviteño) cuca == Italian == === Etymology === Unadapted borrowing from Spanish cucaracha. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ku.kaˈra.t͡ʃa/ Rhymes: -atʃa Hyphenation: cu‧ca‧rà‧cha === Noun === cucaracha f (uncountable) cucaracha (Mexican dance) === Further reading === cucaracha in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana == Spanish == === Etymology === From cuca (“butterfly caterpillar”), itself of onomatopoeic origin. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /kukaˈɾat͡ʃa/ [ku.kaˈɾa.t͡ʃa] Rhymes: -atʃa Syllabification: cu‧ca‧ra‧cha === Noun === cucaracha f (plural cucarachas) cockroach Synonym: barata (Chile) ==== Derived terms ==== === Further reading === “cucaracha”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025