sacaúntos
Galician
/sakaˈunto̝s/
noun
Definitions
- (folklore) bogeyman an evil being used to scare children
Etymology
Compound from Galician sacar (extract, remove) + Galician unto (fat of the abdomen).
Origin
Galician
unto
Gloss
fat of the abdomen
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- manteca Spanish, Castilian
- sacamantecas Spanish, Castilian
- sacar Spanish, Castilian
- sacamanteigas Galician
- sacar Galician
- sacarrollas Galician
- unto Galician
- sacar Old Portuguese
- unto Old Portuguese