"cuca" meaning in Spanish

See cuca in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /ˈkuka/, [ˈku.ka]
Rhymes: -uka Head templates: {{head|es|adjective form}} cuca
  1. feminine singular of cuco Tags: feminine, form-of, singular Form of: cuco
    Sense id: en-cuca-es-adj-Lwrf1hdD

Noun

IPA: /ˈkuka/, [ˈku.ka] Forms: cucas [plural]
Rhymes: -uka Head templates: {{es-noun|f}} cuca f (plural cucas)
  1. chufa, earth almond, Cyperus esculentus Tags: feminine Synonyms: alcatufa, chufa
    Sense id: en-cuca-es-noun-q~LXcaDY
  2. (entomology) caterpillar Tags: feminine Categories (topical): Entomology Synonyms: oruga
    Sense id: en-cuca-es-noun-uv~fN6pd Categories (other): Spanish entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Spanish entries with incorrect language header: 4 18 31 11 4 6 1 1 25 Topics: biology, entomology, natural-sciences
  3. (colloquial) woman who likes to gamble Tags: colloquial, feminine
    Sense id: en-cuca-es-noun-X64PIF6a
  4. (colloquial) penis Tags: colloquial, feminine Synonyms: pene
    Sense id: en-cuca-es-noun-9pUtbu9V
  5. (Colombia) cookie made of wheat flour and panela Tags: Colombia, feminine
    Sense id: en-cuca-es-noun-v-ocYDI3 Categories (other): Colombian Spanish
  6. (vulgar, Colombia, Dominican Republic, Venezuela) pussy (vagina) Tags: Colombia, Dominican-Republic, Venezuela, feminine, vulgar Synonyms: vagina#Spanish
    Sense id: en-cuca-es-noun-wSdLMoPF Categories (other): Colombian Spanish, Dominican Spanish, Venezuelan Spanish
  7. (Spain, colloquial) peseta Tags: Spain, colloquial, feminine Synonyms: peseta
    Sense id: en-cuca-es-noun-J5WztCBq Categories (other): Spanish Spanish
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: cucaracha

Noun

IPA: /ˈkuka/, [ˈku.ka] Forms: cucas [plural], cuco [masculine], cucos [masculine, plural]
Rhymes: -uka Head templates: {{es-noun|f|m=+}} cuca f (plural cucas, masculine cuco, masculine plural cucos)
  1. (colloquial) hag, bogeywoman Tags: colloquial, feminine
    Sense id: en-cuca-es-noun-3AkpxXKS

Inflected forms

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