trucho

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈtɾut͡ʃo/ [ˈt̪ɾu.t͡ʃo]
• Rhymes: -utʃo
• Syllabification: tru‧cho

Etymology 1

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Noun

trucho m (plural truchos)

1. (humorous) masculine singular of trucha (“trout”)

Usage notes

• This is most commonly used in the humorous phrase te quiero como la trucha al trucho

Etymology 2

Derived from Italian trucco.

Adjective

trucho (feminine trucha, masculine plural truchos, feminine plural truchas)

1. (colloquial, Ecuador, Bolivia, Rioplatense, Chile) fake, counterfeit, inauthentic

   Synonym: falso

2. (colloquial, Bolivia, Argentina) something of low quality

Antonyms

• (antonym(s) of “real”): real, auténtico, genuino

Further reading

• “trucho”, 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