chupacabra
English
Alternative forms
Etymology
Variant spelling of chupacabras used in English cryptozoological publications by misanalysis of the (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Spanish chupacabras as a plural.
Pronunciation
Noun
chupacabra (plural chupacabras)
- (cryptozoology) Alternative spelling of chupacabras
Usage notes
This alternate spelling of chupacabras is often used; however, it is considered by many that chupacabras is the correct spelling in Castilian Spanish.
Quotations
- For quotations using this term, see Citations:chupacabra.
See also
References
- ForteanTimes Magazine FT199 August 2005, editorial on page 02
- ForteanTimes Magazine FT201 September 2005, letters page 71