chupacirios
Spanish edit
Etymology edit
Verb-object compound, composed of chupa (“to suck”) + cirios (“long wax candles”).
Pronunciation edit
- IPA(key): (Spain) /t͡ʃupaˈθiɾjos/ [t͡ʃu.paˈθi.ɾjos]
- IPA(key): (Latin America) /t͡ʃupaˈsiɾjos/ [t͡ʃu.paˈsi.ɾjos]
- Rhymes: -iɾjos
- Syllabification: chu‧pa‧ci‧rios
Noun edit
chupacirios m (plural chupacirios)
Further reading edit
- “chupacirios”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014