tuco
See also: tučo
English
editEtymology
editNoun
edittuco (uncountable)
- A tomato-based pasta sauce, similar to a ragout or bolognese, traditionally consumed in South America.
See also
editetymologically unrelated
Further reading
editSpanish
editPronunciation
editEtymology 1
editUncertain.
Adjective
edittuco (feminine tuca, masculine plural tucos, feminine plural tucas)
- (Puerto Rico, Bolivia, Venezuela) one-armed
Noun
edittuco m (plural tucos)
- (Argentina, Chile, Paraguay, Peru, Uruguay) tuco (sauce)
- (Asturias) pork bone, hard thing
- (Asturias, Guatemala, Honduras, Puerto Rico) stump
- (Costa Rica, Ecuador, Nicaragua, Panama) piece of wood
Etymology 2
editNoun
edittuco m (plural tucos)
Etymology 3
editNoun
edittuco m (plural tucos)
- (Peru) a kind of owl
Further reading
edit- “tuco”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014
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