chupa-cabra
Portuguese
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chupa-cabra
Etymology
From chupa (“it sucks”) + cabra (“goat”), literally “goat sucker”. Compare Spanish chupacabras.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): (Brazil) /ˈʃu.pɐ ˈka.bɾɐ/, [ˈʃu.pɐ ˈka.bɾɐ]
- IPA(key): (Portugal) /ˈʃu.pɐ ˈka.bɾɐ/, [ˈʃu.pɐ ˈka.βɾɐ]
Noun
chupa-cabra m (plural chupa-cabras)
- (cryptozoology) chupacabras
- (Brazil, figuratively, slang) cable box
- (Brazil, criminal slang) ATM skimmer