chucho
See also: Chucho and chūcho
Galician
Etymology
Attested since the 19th century. Back-formation from chuchar.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈt͡ʃut͡ʃʊ]
Noun
chucho m (plural chuchos)
- kiss
- Synonyms: beixo, bico
- lovebite
- Synonym: chupón
Related terms
- chuchar
References
- “chucho” in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega, SLI - ILGA 2006–2013.
- “chucho” in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega. Santiago: ILG.
- “chucho” in Álvarez, Rosario (coord.): Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués, Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega.
Spanish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈt͡ʃut͡ʃo/ [ˈt͡ʃu.t͡ʃo]
- Rhymes: -utʃo
- Syllabification: chu‧cho
Noun
chucho m (plural chuchos)
- (colloquial, Spain) mutt, mongrel
- Synonyms: (El Salvador) aguacatero, (Chile) quiltro
- (colloquial, Guatemala, El Salvador) male dog (in general)
- Synonym: perro
- (colloquial, Chile) jail
- Synonym: cárcel
- (Chile) owl (Glaucidium nanum)
- Synonym: búho
- (El Salvador) miser (stingy person)
- Synonym: tacaño
- opossum
- Synonyms: zarigüeya, tlacuache
- (Nueva Esparta) stingray
- Synonym: mantarraya
Related terms
- chucha (Guatemala, El Salvador)
Further reading
- “chucho”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014