cuchitril

Spanish

Etymology

Unknown. According to Corominas, the word is the result of an alteration of Latin cohors + -ile under the influence of cochino.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /kut͡ʃiˈtɾil/ [ku.t͡ʃiˈt̪ɾil]
Rhymes: -il
Syllabification: cu‧chi‧tril

Noun

cuchitril m (plural cuchitriles)

hovel, shack
Synonyms: casucha, pocilga, zaquizamí

Further reading

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

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