cucucho

Spanish

Etymology

From Mayan kuch (“back, to carry, burden”).

Pronunciation

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

Noun

cucucho m

1. (obsolete, colloquial, El Salvador) back

   Synonym: espalda

Derived terms

• a cucucho

Further reading

• “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
• “cucucho”, in Diccionario de americanismos [Dictionary of Americanisms] (in Spanish), Association of Academies of the Spanish Language [Spanish: Asociación de Academias de la Lengua Española], 2010
• “cucuche”, in Diccionario de americanismos [Dictionary of Americanisms] (in Spanish), Association of Academies of the Spanish Language [Spanish: Asociación de Academias de la Lengua Española], 2010