tuco

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See also: tučo

Spanish[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

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

Etymology 1[edit]

Uncertain.

Adjective[edit]

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

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

Noun[edit]

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[edit]

Borrowed from Quechua tucu.

Noun[edit]

tuco m (plural tucos)

  1. (Argentina) a type of beetle

Etymology 3[edit]

Borrowed from Quechua tuku.

Noun[edit]

tuco m (plural tucos)

  1. (Peru) a kind of owl

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