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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/
- Rhymes: -ekas
- Syllabification: sa‧ca‧man‧te‧cas
Noun
sacamantecas m (plural sacamantecas)
- bogeyman
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