ñuco

See also: nuco

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɲuko/ [ˈɲu.ko]
• Rhymes: -uko
• Syllabification: ñu‧co

Noun

ñuco m (plural ñucos, feminine ñuca, feminine plural ñucas)

1. (El Salvador, Honduras) amputee who is missing a finger or fingers
2. (El Salvador, Honduras) stump or stub left over from an amputated part of the body

   Synonym: muñón

Adjective

ñuco (feminine ñuca, masculine plural ñucos, feminine plural ñucas)

1. (El Salvador, Honduras) having small horns (said of bovines)

See also

• ñeco
• ñoco

Further reading

• “ñuco”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), 23rd edition, Royal Spanish Academy, 2014 October 16