noun🔗ShareCucarachasA black or brown straight-winged insect of the order Blattodea."We saw cockroaches scurrying under the refrigerator in the kitchen. "Vimos cucarachas correteando debajo del refrigerador en la cocina.animalinsectbiologynatureorganismChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareUna persona o un grupo de personas consideradas indeseables y que se reproducen rápidamenteA person or a member of a group of people regarded as undesirable and rapidly procreating."Some students considered the disruptive students in their class to be cockroaches, a group they found hard to deal with because they multiplied quickly and spread bad behavior. "Algunos estudiantes consideraban a los estudiantes disruptivos de su clase como cucarachas, un grupo con el que les resultaba difícil lidiar porque se multiplicaban rápidamente y propagaban mal comportamiento.persongroupnegativeinhumansocietyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareTutsi(Rwanda) A Tutsi."During the Rwandan genocide, Hutu extremists used the term "cockroaches" to dehumanize and incite violence against cockroaches, referring to Tutsi people. "Durante el genocidio de Ruanda, los extremistas hutus usaron el término "Tutsi" para deshumanizar e incitar a la violencia contra los Tutsi.politicsracehistoryinhumanpersongroupsocietyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading