COCKROACH


Meaning of COCKROACH in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈkäk-ˌrōch ]

noun

Etymology: by folk etymology from Spanish cucaracha cockroach

Date: 1623

: any of an order or suborder (Blattodea syn. Blattaria) of chiefly nocturnal insects including some that are domestic pests — compare German cockroach

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.