cuchitril

Spanish

Etymology

Unknown. According to Corominas, the word is the result of an alteration of Latin cohors + -ile under the influence of cochino.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kut͡ʃiˈtɾil/ [ku.t͡ʃiˈt̪ɾil]
• Rhymes: -il
• Syllabification: cu‧chi‧tril

Noun

cuchitril m (plural cuchitriles)

1. hovel, shack

   Synonyms: casucha, pocilga, zaquizamí

Further reading

• “cuchitril”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025
• “cuchitril”, in Diccionario de americanismos [Dictionary of Americanisms] (in Spanish), Association of Academies of the Spanish Language [Spanish: Asociación de Academias de la Lengua Española], 2010