"comprachico" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: comprachicos [plural]
Etymology: Coined from Spanish roots by the French writer Victor Hugo in his 1869 novel L'Homme qui rit (The Man Who Laughs). The word is not generally known in Spanish. Head templates: {{en-noun}} comprachico (plural comprachicos)
  1. (folklore) A person who deliberately mutilates a growing child in order to induce freakish physical traits. Wikipedia link: Victor Hugo Translations (Translations): comprachico (Finnish), comprachico [masculine] (French), Comprachico [masculine] (German)

Inflected forms

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