The Spanish roots of the word 'cockroach'

'Cockroach' is a word borrowed from Spanish 'cucaracha'. The word entered the English language some time around 1623.

cockroach [noun] [1623]

Any of an order or suborder (Blattodea syn. Blattaria) of chiefly nocturnal insects including some that are domestic pe...

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Etymology: By folk etymology from Spanish 'cucaracha' cockroach

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