cholco

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈt͡ʃolko/ [ˈt͡ʃol.ko]
• Rhymes: -olko
• Syllabification: chol‧co

Adjective

cholco (feminine cholca, masculine plural cholcos, feminine plural cholcas)

1. (colloquial, El Salvador) missing at least one tooth

   Synonyms: (El Salvador) shashaco, (Mexico) chimuelo

   El accidente de auto me dejó cholco.

   The car accident made me lose at least one tooth.

Noun

cholco m (plural cholcos, feminine cholca, feminine plural cholcas)

1. (colloquial, El Salvador) a person missing at least one tooth

   Synonym: (Mexico) chimuelo

Further reading

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