chupapiedras

Spanish

Etymology

Verb-object compound, composed of chupa (“to suck”) +‎ piedras (“stones”).

Noun

chupapiedras m (plural chupapiedras)

1. clingfish

Further reading

• “chupapiedras”, 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