cockroach

IPA(Pronunciation)

/ˈkɑkɹoʊt͡ʃ/

Noun

offensive slang Rwanda ethnic slur Australia derogatory humorous obsolete

A black or brown straight-winged insect of the order Blattodea. / (slang, offensive) A person or a member of a group of people regarded as undesirable and rapidly procreating.

Japanese Meaning

ゴキブリ：黒または茶色で直線状の翼を持つ昆虫（Blattodea 目に属する生物） / （スラング、侮蔑語）嫌われる人、または望ましくない集団の一員

What is this buttons?

A cockroach scurried across the kitchen counter, making everyone jump and grab a towel.

Google Translation / DeepL Translation

ゴキブリが台所のカウンターを走り抜け、みんなが飛び上がってタオルを掴みました。

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Sense（1）

A black or brown straight-winged insect of the order Blattodea.

Then there were cockroach hunts; we chased them out of their haunts, where at night they busily devoured currants, jam, and sugar; in fact their diet was far more varied than ours, for they made plentiful meals off our boots, the coverings of our books, and any stray pieces of flannel that came in their way.

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Sense（2）

(slang, offensive) A person or a member of a group of people regarded as undesirable and rapidly procreating.

Sense（3）

(offensive, slang, ethnic slur, Rwanda) A Tutsi.

Sense（4）

(Australia, slang, derogatory, humorous) A person from New South Wales.

Sense（5）

(Australia, slang, obsolete) A hard lump of brown sugar.

cockroaches

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