puchito
English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]The Spanish word pucho evolved in Bierzo, a sub-region of Castile and Leon. Normally used as slang for "buddy", it has also loosely been used as a descriptor for a smaller, lesser person by adding the suffix -ito.
Noun
[edit]puchito (plural puchitos)
Spanish
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]puchito m (plural puchitos)
- (slang) a buddy
- a smaller, lesser person
- (Argentina, Chile, slang) diminutive of pucho, a cigarette or a roach
Further reading
[edit]- “puchito”, 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
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- Rhymes:Spanish/ito
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