ñuco

See also: nuco

Spanish

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈɲuko/ [ˈɲu.ko]
Rhymes: -uko
Syllabification: ñu‧co

Noun

ñuco m (plural ñucos, feminine ñuca, feminine plural ñucas)

(El Salvador, Honduras) amputee who is missing a finger or fingers
(El Salvador, Honduras) stump or stub left over from an amputated part of the body
Synonym: muñón

Adjective

ñuco (feminine ñuca, masculine plural ñucos, feminine plural ñucas)

(El Salvador, Honduras) having small horns (said of bovines)

See also

ñeco
ñoco

Further reading

“ñuco”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014

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