hueco

Spanish

Etymology

Derived from an Old Spanish verb ocar or aocar,[1] from the Latin occāre (“to harrow”) (whence also Portuguese oco), from Latin occa. Related to German Egge.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈw̝eko/ [ˈw̝e.ko]
  • Rhymes: -eko
  • Syllabification: hue‧co

Adjective

hueco (feminine hueca, masculine plural huecos, feminine plural huecas)

  1. hollow, empty
  2. (Guatemala, Honduras, Chile, colloquial) gay
  3. (Chile, colloquial) clueless

Noun

hueco m (plural huecos)

  1. hole, gap
    Synonyms: abertura, vacío, vacuo
  2. free time, an opening (of time)
    Te llamo si tengo un hueco ― I'll call you if I have free time
  3. (Guatemala, Honduras, Chile, offensive, derogatory) homosexual man, faggot

Derived terms

References

  1. ^ Joan Coromines, José A[ntonio] Pascual (1983–1991) “hueco”, in Diccionario crítico etimológico castellano e hispánico [Critical Castilian and Hispanic Etymological Dictionary] (in Spanish), Madrid: Gredos

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