Spanish

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Etymology

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Derived from an Old Spanish verb ocar or aocar,[1] from the Latin occāre (to harrow) (whence also Portuguese oco), from Latin occa. Related to German Egge.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈw̝eko/ [ˈw̝e.ko]
  • Rhymes: -eko
  • Syllabification: hue‧co

Adjective

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hueco (feminine hueca, masculine plural huecos, feminine plural huecas)

  1. hollow
  2. (Chile, colloquial) gay
  3. (Chile, colloquial) clueless
  4. (Guatemala, derogatory) homosexual man

Noun

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hueco m (plural huecos)

  1. hole, gap
    Synonyms: abertura, vacío, vacuo
  2. hollow

Derived terms

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References

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  1. ^ Joan Coromines, José A[ntonio] Pascual (1983–1991) “hueco”, in Diccionario crítico etimológico castellano e hispánico [Critic Castilian and Hispanic Etymological Dictionary] (in Spanish), Madrid: Gredos

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