Definition
Insects with hard, flat brown bodies and long antennae that live in dark, damp places and are considered pests.
Etymology
Roach comes from Spanish 'cucaracha,' which entered English in the 1600s. The Spanish word may come from an indigenous Mesoamerican language, showing how the English word traveled through conquest and colonial trade.
Kelly Says
Cockroaches are one of the oldest insects on Earth—they've survived for over 300 million years and would likely survive a nuclear war because their thick exoskeletons protect them from radiation.
Translations
ARالعربية
صراصير
s-a-ra-s-ir
BNবাংলা
চিংচিং
ching-ching
DADansk
kakerlakker
ka-ker-lak-ker
DEDeutsch
Kakerlaken
ka-ke-r-lah-ken
ELΕλληνικά
κατσαρίδες
ka-tsa-ri-des
ESEspañol
chinches
chin-ches
FISuomi
kakerot
ka-ke-rot
FRFrançais
cafards
ka-fards
HUMagyar
szúnyogok
szu-nyog-ok
IDBahasa Indonesia
kecoa
ke-coa
ITItaliano
scarafaggi
ska-ra-fag-gi
KO한국어
바퀴벌레
ba-gwi-beol-le
MSBahasa Melayu
kecoak
ke-co-ak
NLNederlands
kakkerlakken
ka-ker-lak-ken
NONorsk
kakerlakker
ka-ker-lak-ker
PAPA
ਕੁ gebracht
ku-bra-ght
PLPolski
karaluchy
ka-ra-lu-chy
PTPortuguês
baratas
ba-r-a-tas
RUРусский
тараканы
ta-ra-ka-ny
SVSvenska
kackerlackor
ka-ker-lak-kor
TAதமிழ்
பூச்சிகள்
poo-chig-igal
TEతెలుగు
కీటకాలు
kee-ta-ka-alu
TRTürkçe
böcekler
bo-cek-ler
UKУкраїнська
таргани
ta-ra-gan-i