cancrelatcommon nounSyllable DecompositioncancrelatEtymologyexpandfrom Dutch kakkerlak.Definition1. The common name of a species of American cockroach, scientifically named Periplaneta americana, which has been introduced in European ports where it infests food storage facilities.zoologieexpandSynonymsblattecafardPluralcancrelatsSee alsocancrelas (cn.)