tuco

See also: tučo

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈtuko/ [ˈt̪u.ko]
• Rhymes: -uko
• Syllabification: tu‧co

Etymology 1

Uncertain.

Adjective

tuco (feminine tuca, masculine plural tucos, feminine plural tucas)

1. (Puerto Rico, Bolivia, Venezuela) one-armed

Noun

tuco m (plural tucos)

1. (Argentina, Chile, Paraguay, Peru, Uruguay) type of tomato sauce similar to a ragout or bolognese
2. (Asturias) pork bone, hard thing
3. (Asturias, Guatemala, Honduras, Puerto Rico) stump
4. (Costa Rica, Ecuador, Nicaragua, Panama) piece of wood

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Quechua tucu.

Noun

tuco m (plural tucos)

1. (Argentina) a type of beetle

Etymology 3

Borrowed from Quechua tuku.

Noun

tuco m (plural tucos)

1. (Peru) a kind of owl

Further reading

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