corroncho

Spanish

Etymology

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Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /koˈront͡ʃo/ [koˈrõnʲ.t͡ʃo]
Rhymes: -ontʃo
Syllabification: co‧rron‧cho

Adjective

corroncho (feminine corroncha, masculine plural corronchos, feminine plural corronchas)

(Honduras) scaly, rough
(Venezuela, colloquial) (of persons) slow, sluggish

Noun

corroncho m (plural corronchos)

(Colombia, Venezuela) Any of various small freshwater loricariid fish, such as the bristlemouth catfish (Chaetostoma sp.) or the suckermouth catfish (Hypostomus plecostomus).

Further reading

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

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