chiltuca

Spanish

Etymology

From Pipil chil (“pepper”) + tukat (“spider”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /t͡ʃilˈtuka/ [t͡ʃil̪ˈt̪u.ka]
• Rhymes: -uka
• Syllabification: chil‧tu‧ca

Noun

chiltuca f (plural chiltucas)

1. (Guatemala, El Salvador) black widow, especially Latrodectus mactans or Latrodectus curacaviensis

   Synonyms: casampulga, viuda negra, capulina

Further reading

• “chiltuca”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10
• “chiltuca”, in Diccionario de americanismos [Dictionary of Americanisms] (in Spanish), Association of Academies of the Spanish Language [Spanish: Asociación de Academias de la Lengua Española], 2010