cockroach en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /ˈkɑkɹoʊt͡ʃ/ (General-American)
- /ˈkɑkəɹoʊt͡ʃ/ (General-American, nonstandard)
- (US) audio
- /ˈkɒkɹəʊt͡ʃ/ (Received-Pronunciation)
Etymology
From Spanish cucaracha, from cuca (“butterfly caterpillars”), of onomatopoeic origin; see also Greek κόκκυξ (kókkux) and Late Latin cucus. Influenced, by means of folk etymology, by cock and roach. Doublet of cucaracha.
Meanings
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Any black or brown straight-winged insect of the order Blattodea that is not a termite.
Then there were cockroach hunts; we chased them out of their haunts, where at night they busily devoured currants, jam, and sugar; in fact their diet was far more varied than ours, for they made plentiful meals off our boots, the coverings of our books, and any stray pieces of flannel that came in their way.
1887, Harriet W. Daly, Digging, Squatting, and Pioneering Life in the Northern Territory of South Australia, page 121:
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(derogatory, slang) Term of abuse.
I want a divorce, you cockroach!
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(derogatory, offensive, slang) A person or a member of a group of people regarded as undesirable and rapidly procreating.
During the Rwandan genocide, Hutu genocidaires labelled Tutsis as cockroaches and called for their extermination.
- (Australia, derogatory, especially, humorous, slang, used in rugby league) A person from New South Wales.
- (Australia, obsolete, slang) A hard lump of brown sugar.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| cockroaches | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Deriveds
cockroach of the sea · brown cockroach · amber wood cockroach · Australian cockroach · Asiatic cockroach · Madagascar hissing cockroach · Gisborne cockroach · cockroach theory · smokybrown cockroach · oriental cockroach · cockroachy · cockroachicide · roach · Turkestan cockroach · American cockroach · Turkroach · death's head cockroach · Pennsylvanian cockroach · brown-banded cockroach · Pennsylvania wood cockroach · rhinoceros cockroach · Florida woods cockroach · cockroach taxi · Australian wood cockroach · giant cockroach · German cockroach · greenhouse cockroach · amber forest cockroach · rusty red cockroach · kikeroach · cockroach wasp · hissing cockroach · Madeira cockroach · giant burrowing cockroach · Surinam cockroach · red runner cockroach · emerald cockroach wasp · Japanese cockroach · cockroachlike
Descendants
kakros · kokoroti · kokroċ · kokoros · kokoros · cocrotsien
Synonyms
Translations (243)
sv kackerlacka (type of insect) · rsk кухньов хробак (type of insect) · fo kakkulakkur (type of insect) · hu csótány (type of insect) · fo grótlús (type of insect) · ja アマメ (type of insect) · akz iskanpatha (type of insect) · grc σίλφη (type of insect) · cmn 蜚蠊 (type of insect) · pri nîîwé (type of insect) · uk тарга́н (type of insect) · mt wirdien (type of insect) · th แมลงสาบ (type of insect) · ba тараҡан (type of insect) · wo mbóot mi (type of insect) · eu labezomorro (type of insect) · zza nankewerık (type of insect) · sw mende (type of insect) · fj kokoroti (type of insect) · ro gândac (type of insect) · beg katibung (type of insect) · tet barata (type of insect) · uk тарака́н (type of insect) · ha kyànkyasṑ (type of insect) · pag asipuet (type of insect) · nmn gúle (type of insect) · ko 바퀴 (type of insect) · yi קנײַפּער (type of insect) · my ပိုးဟပ် (type of insect) · cy cocrotsien (type of insect) · sq kacabu (type of insect) · prs مَادَرِ کَیکَان (type of insect) · te బొద్దింక (type of insect) · hi तिलचटा (type of insect) · oc barbaròt (type of insect) · pl karaczan (type of insect) · ki nyeje (type of insect) · el κατσαρίδα (type of insect) · ja ゴキブリ (type of insect) · bo ཤོམ་འབུ (type of insect) · nn kakerlakk (type of insect) · ur تِل چَٹّا (type of insect) · pt carocha (type of insect) · ta கக்கலாத்து (type of insect) · id kacoa (type of insect) · izh prusakka (type of insect) · xnb ʼatatavaang (type of insect) · ja アブラムシ (type of insect) · mr झुरळ (type of insect) · kix tākàpkàpnyù (type of insect) · pam kasua (type of insect) · arz صرصار (type of insect) · cs šváb (type of insect) · wuu 小強 /小强 (type of insect) · fon kokló, kakalaka (type of insect) · cho bila ʋpa (type of insect) · st lephela (type of insect) · de Schabe (type of insect) · sh bubašvába (type of insect) · tg нонхӯрак (type of insect) · az tarakan (type of insect) · nl kakkerlak (type of insect) · jv coro (type of insect) · fr cafard (type of insect) · ckb سیسارک (type of insect) · hak 黃蚻 /黄蚻 (type of insect) · fa-ira سوسْک (type of insect) · tr hamam böceği (type of insect) · cy chwilen ddu (type of insect) · su ᮎᮥᮎᮥᮍᮥᮊ᮪ (type of insect) · mn жоом (type of insect) · sl ščurek (type of insect) · tk saçakçy (type of insect) · as পঁইতাচোৰা (type of insect) · bg хлеба́рка (type of insect) · ro rus (type of insect) · acm بنت وردان (type of insect) · ru тарака́н (type of insect) · ka აბანოს ჭია (type of insect) · hil tanga (type of insect) · gl cascudo (type of insect) · mel belipeh (type of insect) · lv tarakāns (type of insect) · ms lipas (type of insect) · ky таракан (type of insect) · la blatta (type of insect) · bn তেলাপোকা (type of insect) · chr ᎾᏌ (type of insect) · sne ribabie (type of insect) · ln mpese (type of insect) · uz tezgizak (type of insect) · kok जल्लो (type of insect) · it scarafaggio (type of insect) · ckb سیسرک (type of insect) · ryu ひーらー (type of insect) · ka ტარაკანი (type of insect) · kk тарақан (type of insect) · yi שוואַב (type of insect) · es curiana (type of insect) · tt таракан (type of insect) · lo ແມງສາບ (type of insect) · de Kakerlake (type of insect) · ryu 唐びーらー (type of insect) · mtq chản chản (type of insect) · af kakkerlak (type of insect) · he תִּיקָן (type of insect) · he ג׳וּק (type of insect) · th สาบ (type of insect) · tl ipis (type of insect) · ivv ipues (type of insect) · hi चपड़ा (type of insect) · mk бубашваба (type of insect) · rsk шваб (type of insect) · sm mogamoga (type of insect) · mn ᠵᠣᠣᠮᠠ (type of insect) · mi kokoroihe (type of insect) · tr karafatma (type of insect) · acw صرصور (type of insect) · pl karakan (type of insect) · id kecoak (type of insect) · aoz iki (type of insect) · bni mpese (type of insect) · mg kalabe (type of insect) · dz ཞོ་ལེམ (type of insect) · ary سراق الزيت (type of insect) · be пруса́к (type of insect) · kmr sîsirk (type of insect) · cmn 偷油婆 (type of insect) · mk лебарка (type of insect) · vi gián (type of insect) · yi טאַראַקאַן (type of insect) · ro libarcă (type of insect) · ko 바퀴벌레 (type of insect) · crh qoñuz (type of insect) · cdo 虼蚻 (type of insect) · gl cascuda (type of insect) · is kakkalakki (type of insect) · nb kakerlakk (type of insect) · es cucaracha (type of insect) · ta கரப்பான் பூச்சி (type of insect) · fi torakka (type of insect) · nv chʼoshtsoh (type of insect) · gl carroucha (type of insect) · shi ibnḍr (type of insect) · vo skaraf (type of insect) · ast cuca (type of insect) · es jate (type of insect) · ltg brusaks (type of insect) · mt kokroċ (type of insect) · ilo ipes (type of insect) · km កន្លាត (type of insect) · da kakerlak (type of insect) · mdh kakaba (type of insect) · nan-hbl 虼蚻 (type of insect) · ota حمام بوجكی (type of insect) · ta கரப்பான் (type of insect) · syl ꠔꠦꠟꠌꠥꠞꠣ (type of insect) · wuu 蟑螂 (type of insect) · pdt Schaub (type of insect) · lv prusaks (type of insect) · nap scarrafóne (type of insect) · ast cuyarapa (type of insect) · sw kombamwiko (type of insect) · tn lefele (type of insect) · ps ګړندۍ (type of insect) · za sap (type of insect) · cmn 小強 /小强 (type of insect) · uk пруса́к (type of insect) · ml പാറ്റ (type of insect) · fr blatte (type of insect) · srn kakalaka (type of insect) · kqr lipos (type of insect) · acw صرصار (type of insect) · ia blatta (type of insect) · lo ສາບ (type of insect) · ast cucaracha (type of insect) · acm صرصر (type of insect) · min lipeh (type of insect) · ceb ipos (type of insect) · sh жо̏ха̄р (type of insect) · hy խավարասեր (type of insect) · yrl arawé (type of insect) · cmn 蟑螂 (type of insect) · ceb uk-ok (type of insect) · es fatula (type of insect) · bsb lipos (type of insect) · ru пруса́к (type of insect) · ilo sipet (type of insect) · pt barata (type of insect) · ttg lipos (type of insect) · mtq chản (type of insect) · eo blato (type of insect) · kxd lipas (type of insect) · hi तिलचट्टा (type of insect) · pam ipas (type of insect) · ug مايقۇرت (type of insect) · io blato (type of insect) · an cucaracho (type of insect) · be тарака́н (type of insect) · bcl ipis (type of insect) · hy ուտիճ (type of insect) · mi kēkerengū (type of insect) · lt tarakonas (type of insect) · sh бубашва́ба (type of insect) · ar صُرْصُور (type of insect) · yue 曱甴 (type of insect) · chr ᎤᏂᎾᏌ (type of insect) · mfe kankrela (type of insect) · gu વંદો (type of insect) · tpw arabé (type of insect) · bn আরশুলা (type of insect) · mi papata (type of insect) · bdr bobok (type of insect) · nl sissende kakkerlak (type of insect) · sxr ʼatatavangʉ (type of insect) · am በረሮ (type of insect) · izh tarakkana (type of insect) · fr coquerelle (type of insect) · sh žȍhār (type of insect) · xsb ipoh (type of insect) · ajp صرصور (type of insect) · az mətbəxböcəyi (type of insect) · ht blat (type of insect) · id kecoa (type of insect) · rw inyenzi (type of insect) · mvv lipos (type of insect) · it blatta (type of insect) · hu svábbogár (type of insect) · mer njenje (type of insect) · az mətbəxqurdu (type of insect) · ny mphemvu (type of insect) · ti ድዱዕ (type of insect) · ca panerola (type of insect) · uz tarakan (type of insect) · uz suvarak (type of insect) · msq kaphar (type of insect) · et prussakas (type of insect) · ca escarabat (type of insect) · tk tarakan (type of insect) · sk šváb (type of insect) · ga blatóg (type of insect) · ks ؤٹِل (type of insect) · pl karaluch (type of insect)