carucha

Spanish

Etymology

From cara (“face”) + -ucha (pejorative suffix).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kaˈɾut͡ʃa/ [kaˈɾu.t͡ʃa]
• Rhymes: -utʃa
• Syllabification: ca‧ru‧cha

Noun

carucha f (plural caruchas)

1. a miserable or ugly face

Tetelcingo Nahuatl

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish garrocha.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [kaˈɾut͡ʃa]

Noun

carucha (plural caruchajme)

1. pole

References

• Brewer, Forrest; Brewer, Jean G. (1962), Vocabulario mexicano de Tetelcingo, Morelos: Castellano-mexicano, mexicano-castellano (Serie de vocabularios indígenas Mariano Silva y Aceves; 8)‎^[1] (in Spanish), México, D.F.: Instituto Lingüístico de Verano; Secretaría de Educación Pública, published 1971, pages 47, 115