zueco
Spanish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): (Spain) /ˈθweko/ [ˈθwe.ko]
- IPA(key): (Latin America) /ˈsweko/ [ˈswe.ko]
- Rhymes: -eko
- Syllabification: zue‧co
- Homophone: (Latin America) sueco
Etymology 1
From Latin soccus (“slipper”). Compare Catalan soc.
Noun
zueco m (plural zuecos)
- clog (shoe)
- galosh
- Synonym: galocha
Etymology 2
Possibly from zurdo.
Adjective
zueco (feminine zueca, masculine plural zuecos, feminine plural zuecas)
- left-handed
- Synonym: zurdo
Further reading
- “zueco”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014