单词 | chupacabra |
释义 | chupacabra[ choo-puh-kah-bruh ] / ˌtʃu pə ˈkɑ brə / nouna blood-sucking, hairless creature of Latin American legend that is said to attack livestock, especially goats: We concluded that the chupacabra sightings in Texas were most likely coyotes with mange. Origin of chupacabraFirst recorded in 1995–2000; from Spanish, literally “goat sucker,” equivalent to chupar “to suck” + cabra “goat,” possibly a translation of Latin caprimulgus; see capri-, milk, goatsucker Words nearby chupacabrachunk, chunking, chunky, Chunnel, chunter, chupacabra, chupatti, chuppah, Chuquisaca, Chur, Churban Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for chupacabra
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