sacamantecas

Spanish

Etymology

Verb-object compound, composed of saca (“to remove”) +‎ mantecas (“fats, lard”) (one story was that the sacamantecas kidnapped children to make an ointment from their fat).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /sakamanˈtekas/ [sa.ka.mãn̪ˈt̪e.kas]
  • Rhymes: -ekas
  • Syllabification: sa‧ca‧man‧te‧cas

Noun

sacamantecas m (plural sacamantecas)

  1. bogeyman

Further reading

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