cockroachとは 意味・読み方・使い方

語源

From Spanish cucaracha (“woodlouse”), from cuca (“butterfly caterpillars”), of onomatopoeic origin; see also Greek κόκκυξ (kókkux) and Late Latin cucus. Influenced, via folk etymology, by cock and roach. Doublet of cucaracha.

発音

• (General American) IPA^(key): /ˈkɑkɹoʊt͡ʃ/, (一般的ではない用法) /ˈkɑkəɹoʊt͡ʃ/
• (Received 発音) IPA^(key): /ˈkɒkɹəʊt͡ʃ/

名詞

cockroach (複数形 cockroaches)

1. A black or brown straight-winged insect of the order Blattodea.
   • 1887, Harriet W. Daly, Digging, Squatting, and Pioneering Life in the Northern Territory of South Australia, page 121:

     Then there were cockroach hunts; we chased them out of their haunts, where at night they busily devoured currants, jam, and sugar; in fact their diet was far more varied than ours, for they made plentiful meals off our boots, the coverings of our books, and any stray pieces of flannel that came in their way.

   Synonym: (米国用法) roach

2. (slang, offensive) A person or a member of a group of people regarded as undesirable and rapidly procreating.
3. (offensive, slang, ethnic slur, Rwanda) A Tutsi.
4. (Australia, slang, derogatory, humorous) A person from New South Wales.
5. (Australia, slang, obsolete) A hard lump of brown sugar.

派生語

派生した語

• Bislama: kakros
• Tok Pisin: kokoros

Further reading

• cockroach on Wikipedia.