chupa-cabra

Portuguese

chupa-cabra

Etymology

From chupa (“it sucks”) +‎ cabra (“goat”), literally “goat sucker”. Compare Spanish chupacabras.

Pronunciation

(Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˌʃu.pɐˈka.bɾɐ/
- (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˌʃu.paˈka.bɾa/

(Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˌʃu.pɐˈka.bɾɐ/ [ˌʃu.pɐˈka.βɾɐ]
- (Northern Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˌt͡ʃu.pɐˈka.bɾɐ/ [ˌt͡ʃu.pɐˈka.βɾɐ]

Noun

chupa-cabra m (plural chupa-cabras)

(cryptozoology) chupacabras
(Brazil, figuratively, slang) cable box
(Brazil, criminal slang) ATM skimmer

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