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chupacabra

/ˌt͡ʃʰupəˈkʰabɹə/

chupacabra is the alternative form of chupacabras.

Meaning of chupacabras

Noun

chupacabras (plural chupacabras)

  1. A legendary creature in the folklore of parts of the Americas dating from the 1990s, supposed to attack and drink the blood of livestock, especially goats.

Noun capitalized: Chupacabra

Chupacabra

  1. Alternative letter-case form of chupacabra.

Forms of chupacabra

pluralchupacabras

Origin of chupacabra

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

Questions about chupacabra

What is chupacabra the alternative form of?
Chupacabra is the alternative form of chupacabras.
What part of speech is chupacabra?
Chupacabra is a noun.
How do you pronounce chupacabra?
Chupacabra is pronounced /ˌt͡ʃʰupəˈkʰabɹə/.
What is the plural of chupacabra?
The plural of chupacabra is chupacabras.

Words near chupacabra in the dictionary

  1. Chunyshyne
  2. Chuong
  3. Chuongs
  4. chup
  5. chupa
  6. chupacabra
  7. chupacabras
  8. chupah
  9. chupahs
  10. chupalla
  11. chuparosa

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Adapted from Wiktionary: chupacabra (page history and authors); Chupacabra (page history and authors); chupacabras (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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