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cockroach in Malay

lipas

UK/ˈkɒkɹəʊt͡ʃ//ˈkɑkɹoʊt͡ʃ/

cockroach in Malay: lipas. In English, cockroach means any black or brown straight-winged insect of the order Blattodea that is not a termite.

Malay words for cockroach

type of insect
lipas

English meaning of cockroach

  1. noun Any black or brown straight-winged insect of the order Blattodea that is not a termite.
  2. noun Term of abuse.
  3. noun A person or a member of a group of people regarded as undesirable and rapidly procreating.
  4. noun A person from New South Wales.

Full definition of cockroach

cockroach in a sentence

  • I want a divorce, you cockroach!
  • During the Rwandan genocide, Hutu genocidaires labelled Tutsis as cockroaches and called for their extermination.

Synonyms of cockroach

cockroach in other languages

Questions about cockroach in Malay

What is the meaning of cockroach in Malay?
Cockroach in Malay is lipas.
Apakah maksud cockroach dalam bahasa Melayu?
Cockroach: lipas.
What does cockroach mean in English?
Cockroach means any black or brown straight-winged insect of the order Blattodea that is not a termite.

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Adapted from Wiktionary: cockroach (page history and authors), its translation table and English meanings. Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the Malay words and English meanings and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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