ˈkäˌkrōch noun
Etymology: by folk etymology from Spanish cucaracha cockroach, scolopendra, irregular from cuca caterpillar, moth
: an insect of the order Blattaria a few of which are troublesome pests especially in warm countries, being generally flat and with the head directed downward and covered dorsally by the pronotum, having long many-jointed antennae, sometimes having long wings and flying freely but often having wings short and of little use or, especially in the female, absent, and being chiefly nocturnal, hiding in dark, moist places during the daytime — see american cockroach , australian cockroach , german cockroach , giant cockroach , oriental cockroach