chucho
Galician edit
Etymology 1 edit
Attested since the 19th century. Back-formation from chuchar.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
chucho m (plural chuchos)
Related terms edit
References edit
- “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.
Etymology 2 edit
Verb edit
chucho
Spanish edit
Etymology edit
Possibally an onomatopoeia.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
chucho m (plural chuchos)
- (colloquial, Spain) mutt, mongrel
- Synonyms: (El Salvador, Honduras) aguacatero, (Chile) quiltro
- (colloquial, Guatemala, El Salvador, Honduras) 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
- (Nueva Esparta) stingray
- Synonym: mantarraya
Related terms edit
- chucha (Guatemala, El Salvador)
Further reading edit
- “chucho”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014