"cuco" meaning in Spanish

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Adjective

IPA: /ˈkuko/, [ˈku.ko] Forms: cuca [feminine], cucos [masculine, plural], cucas [feminine, plural]
Rhymes: -uko Etymology: Onomatopoeic; or from Late Latin cucus or cuccus, or Latin cuculus or Ancient Greek κόκκυξ (kókkux). Etymology templates: {{onomatopoeic|es}} Onomatopoeic, {{inh|es|LL.|cucus}} Late Latin cucus, {{inh|es|la|cuculus}} Latin cuculus, {{der|es|grc|κόκκυξ}} Ancient Greek κόκκυξ (kókkux) Head templates: {{es-adj}} cuco (feminine cuca, masculine plural cucos, feminine plural cucas)
  1. clever, cunning Synonyms: astuto, pillo
    Sense id: en-cuco-es-adj-zsdH9AWK Categories (other): Spanish onomatopoeias Disambiguation of Spanish onomatopoeias: 54 46 0
  2. cute Synonyms: mono
    Sense id: en-cuco-es-adj-F1UOK7n~ Categories (other): Spanish onomatopoeias Disambiguation of Spanish onomatopoeias: 54 46 0
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Noun

IPA: /ˈkuko/, [ˈku.ko] Forms: cucos [plural]
Rhymes: -uko Etymology: Onomatopoeic; or from Late Latin cucus or cuccus, or Latin cuculus or Ancient Greek κόκκυξ (kókkux). Etymology templates: {{onomatopoeic|es}} Onomatopoeic, {{inh|es|LL.|cucus}} Late Latin cucus, {{inh|es|la|cuculus}} Latin cuculus, {{der|es|grc|κόκκυξ}} Ancient Greek κόκκυξ (kókkux) Head templates: {{es-noun|m}} cuco m (plural cucos)
  1. cuckoo Tags: masculine Derived forms: reloj de cuco
    Sense id: en-cuco-es-noun-5feILH-g
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Noun

IPA: /ˈkuko/, [ˈku.ko] Forms: cucos [plural], cuca [feminine], cucas [feminine, plural]
Rhymes: -uko Etymology: Borrowed from Portuguese côco, see more at Spanish Wikipedia. Etymology templates: {{glossary|loanword|Borrowed}} Borrowed, {{bor|es|pt|côco|||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Portuguese côco, {{bor+|es|pt|côco}} Borrowed from Portuguese côco Head templates: {{es-noun|m|f=+}} cuco m (plural cucos, feminine cuca, feminine plural cucas)
  1. (folklore) bogeyman (ghost or monster to scare children) Tags: masculine Categories (topical): Folklore, Mythological creatures Categories (lifeform): Birds Synonyms: coco, cuca, cucuy
    Sense id: en-cuco-es-noun-zXzchi7s Disambiguation of Mythological creatures: 7 14 0 53 26 Disambiguation of Birds: 11 10 0 69 11 Categories (other): Spanish entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Spanish entries with incorrect language header: 8 23 1 65 2 Topics: arts, folklore, history, human-sciences, literature, media, publishing, sciences
  2. (figurative) bogeyman Tags: figuratively, masculine
    Sense id: en-cuco-es-noun-u3M4bjYY
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Inflected forms

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        {
          "english": "(please add an English translation of this quotation)",
          "ref": "18 December 2022, Diego Morini, “¡Argentina campeón mundial! La coronación del orgullo: la selección de Messi ganó la mejor final de la historia y se compró un lugar en el cielo del fútbol”, in La Nación",
          "text": "Se mueve con un hambre que asusta y le metió miedo en la primera parte al equipo francés, que hasta aquí era el cuco.",
          "type": "quotation"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "bogeyman"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "bogeyman",
          "bogeyman"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(figurative) bogeyman"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "figuratively",
        "masculine"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈkuko/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈku.ko]"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-uko"
    }
  ],
  "wikipedia": [
    "es:Coco_(folclore)"
  ],
  "word": "cuco"
}

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