Unscramble

c 3 o 1 c 3 k 5 r 1 o 1 a 1 c 3 h 4

9 letters · 22 points in Scrabble

Meaning

noun any of numerous chiefly nocturnal insects; some are domestic pests

originFrom 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.

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 3.0

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