chotacabras

Verb-object compound, composed of chota (“to suckle”) +‎ cabras (“goats”).

• IPA^(key): /ˌt͡ʃotaˈkabɾas/ [ˌt͡ʃo.t̪aˈka.β̞ɾas]

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• Rhymes: -abɾas
• Syllabification: cho‧ta‧ca‧bras

chotacabras m or f (plural chotacabras)

1. nightjar

• “chotacabras”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 10 December 2024