chupacirios
Spanish
editEtymology
editVerb-object compound, composed of chupa (“to suck”) + cirios (“long wax candles”).
Pronunciation
edit- IPA(key): (Spain) /t͡ʃupaˈθiɾjos/ [t͡ʃu.paˈθi.ɾjos]
- IPA(key): (Latin America, Philippines) /t͡ʃupaˈsiɾjos/ [t͡ʃu.paˈsi.ɾjos]
- Rhymes: -iɾjos
- Syllabification: chu‧pa‧ci‧rios
Noun
editchupacirios m (plural chupacirios)
Further reading
edit- “chupacirios”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.7, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2023 November 28