"chupa-cabra" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [Portuguese]

IPA: /ˌʃu.pɐˈka.bɾɐ/ [Brazil], /ˌʃu.pɐˈka.bɾɐ/ [Brazil], /ˌʃu.paˈka.bɾa/ [Southern-Brazil], /ˌʃu.pɐˈka.bɾɐ/ [Portugal], [ˌʃu.pɐˈka.βɾɐ] [Portugal], /ˌʃu.pɐˈka.bɾɐ/ [Portugal], [ˌʃu.pɐˈka.βɾɐ] [Portugal], /ˌt͡ʃu.pɐˈka.bɾɐ/ [Northern, Portugal], [ˌt͡ʃu.pɐˈka.βɾɐ] [Northern, Portugal] Forms: chupa-cabras [plural]
Etymology: From chupa (“it sucks”) + cabra (“goat”), literally “goat sucker”. Compare Spanish chupacabras. Etymology templates: {{af|pt|chupar|cabra|alt1=chupa|alt2=cabra|lit=goat sucker|t1=it sucks|t2=goat}} chupa (“it sucks”) + cabra (“goat”), literally “goat sucker”, {{cog|es|chupacabras}} Spanish chupacabras Head templates: {{pt-noun|m}} chupa-cabra m (plural chupa-cabras)
  1. (cryptozoology) chupacabras Tags: masculine
    Sense id: en-chupa-cabra-pt-noun-1lsHnluE Categories (other): Cryptozoology, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Portuguese nouns with irregular gender, Mythological creatures Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 32 34 35 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 33 33 34 Disambiguation of Portuguese nouns with irregular gender: 18 38 44 Disambiguation of Mythological creatures: 34 36 30 Topics: biology, cryptozoology, natural-sciences, zoology
  2. (Brazil, figuratively, slang) cable box Tags: Brazil, figuratively, masculine, slang
    Sense id: en-chupa-cabra-pt-noun-RxuqtVpL Categories (other): Brazilian Portuguese, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Portuguese nouns with irregular gender, Folklore, Mythological creatures Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 32 34 35 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 33 33 34 Disambiguation of Portuguese nouns with irregular gender: 18 38 44 Disambiguation of Folklore: 23 57 20 Disambiguation of Mythological creatures: 34 36 30
  3. (Brazil, criminal slang) ATM skimmer Tags: Brazil, masculine, slang
    Sense id: en-chupa-cabra-pt-noun-kZn83Y-m Categories (other): Brazilian Portuguese, Crime, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Portuguese entries with incorrect language header, Portuguese links with redundant alt parameters, Portuguese nouns with irregular gender, Mythological creatures Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 32 34 35 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 33 33 34 Disambiguation of Portuguese entries with incorrect language header: 31 29 40 Disambiguation of Portuguese links with redundant alt parameters: 26 27 47 Disambiguation of Portuguese nouns with irregular gender: 18 38 44 Disambiguation of Mythological creatures: 34 36 30
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