Etymology

chupacabras

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Today it means: 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. Full definition →

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The story

From Spanish chupa (“it sucks”) + cabras (“goats”).

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.