Curiana
A friendlier or more colloquial way to refer to cockroaches (specifically in the region of Murcia).
The basement was crawling with curianas.
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Tag: cucaracha
Definitions tagged cucaracha in the street dictionary.
EspañaCaracha
A shortened version of the word cucaracha, meaning cockroach.
Bring me the broom, there is a caracha. I do not like carachas, I hate them.
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VenezuelaChiripa
A small cockroach.
There is a chiripa in the living room. We have to fumigate because of the chiripas.
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barata
Chilean slang for a cockroach (this is the common term used in Chile instead of the standard Spanish word cucaracha).
When I stepped on the barata, it sounded wonderful.
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ChileChinchas
Pests that are common in New York. They get into mattresses or pillows and suck blood (this refers to bedbugs, which are often associated by Guatemalans with living conditions in the U.S.).
It looks like a cockroach.
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GuatemalaGuagua
A weird kind of cockroach or rare insect specimen. It is characterized by having a mark or growth on its head that looks like a giant eye.
Whoa! A guagua cockroach! Kill it, kill it, kiiiill it!
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GlobalBicho
1. A term for various types of insects depending on their size. 2. A derogatory name for a newcomer or subordinate, used by someone with more experience in a specific field, most commonly used among women.
I can not believe this bicho is telling me what I have to do.
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República DominicanaMaco
An extremely ugly woman who, even if you kiss her a hundred million times, will never turn into a princess (maco is the Dominican word for a toad).
A: Shit man, look at Paola's friend. B: Bro, that girl is a maco.
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