trucho

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈtɾut͡ʃo/ [ˈt̪ɾu.t͡ʃo]
• Rhymes: -utʃo
• Syllabification: tru‧cho

Noun

trucho m (plural truchos)

1. (humorous) male trout

Usage notes

• This is most commonly used in the humorous phrase te quiero como la trucha al trucho

Adjective

trucho (feminine trucha, masculine plural truchos, feminine plural truchas)

1. (colloquial, Argentina, Uruguay, Chile) fake, counterfeit, inauthentic

   Synonym: falso

2. (colloquial, Argentina, Uruguay, Chile) something of low quality

Antonyms

• (antonym(s) of “real”): real, auténtico, genuino

Further reading

• “trucho”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014