sucio

See also: Sucio

Asturian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈsuθjo/ [ˈsu.θjo]
• Rhymes: -uθjo
• Syllabification: su‧cio

Adjective

sucio

1. neuter of suciu

Chavacano

Etymology

Inherited from Spanish sucio.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈsusjo/, [ˈsu.ʃo]
• Rhymes: -usjo
• Hyphenation: su‧cio

Adjective

sucio

1. dirty

   Antonym: limpio

Derived terms

• masucio

See also

• mabuling

Galician

Alternative forms

• suxo
• sujo (reintegrationist)

Etymology

From an older suçio, from Latin succidus, variant of sūcidus (“juicy; oily, greasy”). Compare Portuguese sujo and Spanish sucio.

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /ˈsuθjo/ [ˈs̺u.θjʊ]

• IPA^(key): (standard) /ˈsuθjo/ [ˈs̺u.θjʊ]
• IPA^(key): (seseo) /ˈsusjo/ [ˈsu.sjʊ]

 

• Rhymes: -uθjo

• Rhymes: -uθjo
• Rhymes: -usjo

• Hyphenation: su‧cio

Adjective

sucio (feminine sucia, masculine plural sucios, feminine plural sucias)

1. dirty, unclean

   Antonym: limpo

2. impure

   Antonym: puro

   • 1390, J. L. Pensado Tomé, editor, Os Miragres de Santiago. Versión gallega del Códice latino del siglo XII atribuido al papa Calisto I, Madrid: C.S.I.C., page 47:

     os demoes que son spiritus maaos et suçios

     the demons, which are evil and impure spirits

Related terms

• sucidade

References

• Seoane, Ernesto Xosé González; Granja, María Álvarez de la; Agrelo, Ana Isabel Boullón (2006–2022), “suçio”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval [Dictionary of dictionaries of Medieval Galician] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Barreiro, Xavier Varela; Guinovart, Xavier Gómez (2006–2018), “suçi”, in Corpus Xelmírez: corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval [Corpus Xelmírez: linguistic corpus of Medieval Galicia] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “sucio”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega [Dictionary of Dictionaries of the Galician language] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, editors (2003–2018), “sucio”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “sucio”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN

Further reading

• “sucio”, in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega (in Galician), A Coruña: Royal Galician Academy, 2012–2026

Spanish

Etymology

Inherited from Old Spanish suzio, from Latin sūcidus (“juicy; oily, greasy”), from sūcus (“juice, sap”) whence English succinite (“Baltic amber”). Compare Ladino suzio and English suck. For the sound change of the ending, compare limpio from Latin limpidus, and Old Spanish pudio from pūtidus.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈsuθjo/ [ˈsu.θjo] (Spain, Equatorial Guinea)
• IPA^(key): /ˈsusjo/ [ˈsu.sjo] (Latin America, Philippines)

• Audio (Spain):

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• Rhymes: -uθjo (Spain, Equatorial Guinea)
• Rhymes: -usjo (Latin America, Philippines)
• Syllabification: su‧cio

Adjective

sucio (feminine sucia, masculine plural sucios, feminine plural sucias)

1. dirty, filthy

   Synonym: cerdo

   Antonym: limpio

2. sinful, tainted

   Synonyms: pecaminoso, contaminado

3. obscene, vulgar

   Synonyms: obsceno, vulgar

Derived terms

• dinero sucio
• guerra sucia
• suciamente
• sucísimo
• trapos sucios

Related terms

• suciedad

Descendants

• Chavacano: sucio

Adverb

sucio

1. dirty (in a dirty manner)

   Háblame sucio, papazote.

   Talk dirty to me, daddy.

Further reading

• “sucio”, 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