chupacabra

English edit

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chupacabra

Alternative forms edit

chupacabras

Etymology edit

Variant spelling of chupacabras used in English cryptozoological publications by misanalysis of the Spanish chupacabras as a plural.

Pronunciation edit

IPA^(key): /ˌt͡ʃʰupəˈkʰabɹə/

Noun edit

chupacabra (plural chupacabras)

(cryptozoology) Alternative spelling of chupacabras

Usage notes edit

This alternative spelling of chupacabras is often used; however, it is considered by many that chupacabras is the correct spelling in Castilian Spanish.

Quotations edit

For quotations using this term, see Citations:chupacabra.

References edit

ForteanTimes Magazine FT199 August 2005, editorial on page 02
ForteanTimes Magazine FT201 September 2005, letters page 71