a cucucho

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /a kuˈkut͡ʃo/ [a kuˈku.t͡ʃo]
• Syllabification: a cu‧cu‧cho

Adverb

a cucucho

1. (childish, El Salvador, idiomatic) (on) piggyback

   Synonyms: a cuestas, (Spain) a caballito, (Aragon) a cotenas

   Nos la llevamos a cucucho porque ya no podía caminar.

   We carried her out piggyback because she couldn't walk anymore.

See also

• cargar en la espalda

Further reading

• “a cucucho”, 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