Chichivache
[
chich
-
uh
-vahsh]
/ˈtʃɪtʃ əˌvɑʃ/
noun
1.
(in early English literature) a mythical animal, usually depicted as a cow verging on starvation, that existed solely by devouring virtuous women.
Compare
Bicorn
.
Origin
1350-1400;
Middle English
<
Middle French
(north)
chichefache
thin face, ugly face, monster (hence
vache
cow, by folk etymology, replacing
fache
)