-uco
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See also: UCO
Spanish[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
Suffix[edit]
-uco m (noun-forming suffix, plural -ucos)
- (Spain, especially Cantabria) added to masculine nouns to denote a diminutive form
Usage notes[edit]
- Used especially after masculine nouns. Compare -uca.
- In most cases, -uco is used simply to indicate a small or endeared thing, but it can have a pejorative form.
Further reading[edit]
- “-uco”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014