noun, masculine/tapakaˈminos/plural: tapacaminos
the chuck-will's-widow or the Eastern whippoorwill; the pauraque
Synonyms: pucuyo, curcuris, chotacabras, tapacamino, pocuyo, pocoyo, curiango, cocuyo
Verb-object compound, composed of tapa (“to block”) + caminos (“ways, paths”). Literally, “path-blocker”.