comprachico
Hello, you have come here looking for the meaning of the word comprachico. In DICTIOUS you will not only get to know all the dictionary meanings for the word comprachico, but we will also tell you about its etymology, its characteristics and you will know how to say comprachico in singular and plural. Everything you need to know about the word comprachico you have here. The definition of the word comprachico will help you to be more precise and correct when speaking or writing your texts. Knowing the definition ofcomprachico, as well as those of other words, enriches your vocabulary and provides you with more and better linguistic resources.
English
Etymology
Coined from Spanish roots by the French writer Victor Hugo in his 1869 novel L'Homme qui rit (The Man Who Laughs). The word is not generally known in Spanish.
Noun
comprachico (plural comprachicos)
- (folklore) A person who deliberately mutilates a growing child in order to induce freakish physical traits.
- 1969, Günther Weisenborn, The Man Without a Face, page 10:
- But here in England a comprachico is equal to a murderer, a candidate for the hangman's noose.
- 2016, George Eliot, Impressions of Theophrastus Such: Top Novelist Focus:
- He is angry and equips himself accordingly—with a penknife to give the offender a comprachico countenance, a mirror to show him the effect, and a pair of nailed boots to give him his dismissal.
Translations
Translations
|
French
Etymology
From Spanish compar (“to buy”) + chico (“kid”), coined by Victor Hugo in 1869.
Pronunciation
Noun
comprachico m (plural comprachicos)