paico

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Quechua payqu.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈpaiko/ [ˈpai̯.ko]
Audio (Peru): (file)
Rhymes: -aiko
Syllabification: pai‧co

Noun

paico m (uncountable)

(Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru) epazote
Synonym: epazote
(Chile) euphemism for pico (penis), usually used in the phrase "pal pico" (meaning "in a very bad situation")

Further reading

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

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