bicho

/ˈbit͡ʃo/ · B1 · noun · m

bug

🐛 BEE-cho: a bee is a bicho, a little bug

The first syllable sounds like bee, and a bee is a bug. Spanish uses bicho for any creepy-crawly, for vermin, and loosely for any animal or beast. Often traced to Latin bestia, beast.

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