"truco" meaning in Spanish

See truco in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ˈtɾuko/, [ˈt̪ɾu.ko] Forms: trucos [plural]
Rhymes: -uko Etymology: Borrowed from French truc. Etymology templates: {{wp|lang=es}}, {{etymon|es|bor|fr>truc>procedure|id=trick|text=+}} Borrowed from French truc. Head templates: {{es-noun|m}} truco m (plural trucos)
  1. trick
    gimmick, ploy (something designed to fool or swindle)
    Tags: masculine Synonyms: artimaña, trampa
    Sense id: en-truco-es-noun-bn1c5VHX Categories (other): Spanish entries with etymology texts Disambiguation of Spanish entries with etymology texts: 11 1 27 9 28 24
  2. trick
    piece of a magician's act
    Tags: masculine
    Sense id: en-truco-es-noun-zs6m0VM7
  3. trick
    effective way of doing something
    Tags: masculine
    Sense id: en-truco-es-noun-qyM-43HW Categories (other): Spanish terms with collocations, Spanish entries with etymology texts Disambiguation of Spanish entries with etymology texts: 11 1 27 9 28 24
  4. catch, gimmick (hidden difficulty) Tags: masculine
    Sense id: en-truco-es-noun-zep0x1AS
  5. Truco (card game) Tags: masculine
    Sense id: en-truco-es-noun-a-FrMtSK Categories (other): Spanish entries with etymology texts Disambiguation of Spanish entries with etymology texts: 11 1 27 9 28 24
  6. (video games) cheat (a hidden means of gaining an unfair advantage in a video game, often by entering a cheat code) Tags: masculine Categories (topical): Video games
    Sense id: en-truco-es-noun-UsJbE3xD Categories (other): Spanish entries with etymology texts Disambiguation of Spanish entries with etymology texts: 11 1 27 9 28 24 Topics: video-games
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: dulce o truco (english: trick-or-treat) [Argentina], perro viejo no aprende trucos nuevos, truco de magia, truco del almendruco, truco o caramelo (english: trick-or-treat) [Spain], truco o trato (english: trick-or-treat) [Spain], trucos del oficio, truquito
Etymology number: 1

Verb

IPA: /ˈtɾuko/, [ˈt̪ɾu.ko]
Rhymes: -uko Etymology: See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form. Etymology templates: {{nonlemma}} See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form. Head templates: {{head|es|verb form}} truco
  1. first-person singular present indicative of trucar Tags: first-person, form-of, indicative, present, singular Form of: trucar
    Sense id: en-truco-es-verb-RdiEc--K Categories (other): Pages with entries, Spanish entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 11 14 14 12 7 8 11 1 0 1 1 7 2 11 Disambiguation of Spanish entries with incorrect language header: 12 0 10 5 25 14 34
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Inflected forms

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      "ipa": "/ˈtɾuko/"
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      "ipa": "[ˈt̪ɾu.ko]"
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