chucho

• IPA^(key): /ˈt͡ʃut͡ʃo/ [ˈt͡ʃu.t͡ʃʊ]
• Rhymes: -utʃo
• Hyphenation: chu‧cho

Attested since the 19th century. Deverbal from chuchar.

chucho m (plural chuchos)

1. kiss

   Synonyms: beixo, bico

2. lovebite

   Synonym: chupón

• chuchar

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

chucho

1. first-person singular present indicative of chuchar

• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “chucho”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega [Dictionary of Dictionaries of the Galician language] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, editors (2003–2018), “chucho”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “chucho”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN

• “chucho”, in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega (in Galician), A Coruña: Royal Galician Academy, 2012–2025
• “chucho”, in Dicionário Estraviz de galego (in Galician), 2014–2025

Possibly an onomatopoeia.

• IPA^(key): /ˈt͡ʃut͡ʃo/ [ˈt͡ʃu.t͡ʃo]
• Rhymes: -utʃo
• Syllabification: chu‧cho

chucho m (plural chuchos)

1. (colloquial, Spain) mutt, mongrel

   Synonyms: (El Salvador, Honduras) aguacatero, (Chile) quiltro

2. (colloquial, Guatemala, El Salvador, Honduras) male dog (in general)

   Synonym: perro

3. (colloquial, Chile) jail

   Synonym: cárcel

4. (Chile) owl (Glaucidium nanum)

   Synonym: búho

5. (El Salvador) miser (stingy person)

   Synonym: tacaño

6. opossum

   Synonyms: zarigüeya, tlacuache

7. (Nueva Esparta) stingray

   Synonym: mantarraya

• “chucho”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 10 December 2024