-ucho

See also: ucho and ùchò

Spanish

Suffix

-ucho m (plural -uchos)

1. Used in forming pejoratives from nouns and adjectives

   ‎hotel (“hotel”) + ‎-ucho → ‎hotelucho (“lousy hotel”)

   ‎cuarto (“bedroom”) + ‎-ucho → ‎cuartucho (“small/shabby bedroom”)

Usage notes

• Used especially after masculine nouns. Compare -ucha.

Derived terms

Spanish words suffixed with -ucho

See also

• -aco
• -acho
• -achón
• -arrón
• -ejón
• -orro
• -ote
• -uco
• -ujo
• -uza

Further reading

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