nuco

See also: ñuco

Ido

Etymology

Borrowed from German Nuss, Italian noce, Spanish nuez, ultimately from Latin nux.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈnu.t͡so/
• Hyphenation: nu‧co

Noun

nuco (plural nuci)

1. walnut
2. (figuratively) nut: any hard shell enclosing a kernel

Derived terms

• fagonuco (“beechnut”)
• kolaiero (“kola tree”)
• kolanuco (“kola nut”)
• nucea (“walnut color”)
• nucierligno (“walnut wood”)
• nuciero (“walnut tree; nut tree”)
• nucoruptilo (“nutcracker”)

Spanish

Etymology

From Mapudungun nuku.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈnuko/ [ˈnu.ko]
• Rhymes: -uko
• Syllabification: nu‧co

Noun

nuco m (plural nucos)

1. (Chile) short-eared owl (Asio flammeus)

   Synonyms: ñuco, ñeque, lechuzón de campo

Further reading

• “nuco”, 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

References

• Asio flammeus (Pontoppidan 1763) - Clasificación de Especies