Carracuca

Spanish

Proper noun

Carracuca m

1. an imaginary person of unknown origin

Usage notes

• It is not known exactly who Carracuca was, or if in fact he ever existed. However, his name is used in various similes, such as más viejo que Carracuca, más perdido que Carracuca, más feo que Carracuca.

Further reading

• “Carracuca”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10