huraco

Spanish

Alternative forms

• juraco

Etymology

From huro, ultimately from Latin forō. Compare Portuguese buraco, Galician buraco, furaco, Asturian buracu, furacu.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /uˈɾako/ [uˈɾa.ko]
• Rhymes: -ako
• Syllabification: hu‧ra‧co

Noun

huraco m (plural huracos)

1. (colloquial, El Salvador, Honduras, Nicaragua) hole

   Synonyms: agujero, hoyo

2. (colloquial, Honduras) anus

   Synonym: ano

Further reading

• “huraco”, 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
• “huraco”, 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