sacamantecas

== Spanish == === Etymology === Verb-object compound, composed of saca (“to remove”) +‎ mantecas (“fats, lard”) (one story was that the sacamantecas kidnapped children to make an ointment from their fat). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /sakamanˈtekas/ [sa.ka.mãn̪ˈt̪e.kas] Rhymes: -ekas Syllabification: sa‧ca‧man‧te‧cas === Noun === sacamantecas m (plural sacamantecas) bogeyman === Further reading === “sacamantecas”, 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