"-ucho" meaning in Spanish

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Suffix

Forms: -uchos [plural]
Etymology: Uncertain. Possibly from Latin -usculus. It has also been interpreted as an alternative form of the suffix -acho. Etymology templates: {{unc|es}} Uncertain, {{inh|es|la|-usculus}} Latin -usculus, {{alt|es|-acho}} -acho Head templates: {{es-noun|m}} -ucho m (noun-forming suffix, plural -uchos)
  1. forms pejoratives from nouns and adjectives Tags: masculine, morpheme Related terms: -aco, -acho, -achón, -arrón, -ejón, -orro, -ote, -uco, -ujo, -uza
    Sense id: en--ucho-es-suffix-~uN-xAug

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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