pucuyo

Spanish

Etymology

Onomatopoeic.

Pronunciation

 
  • IPA(key): /puˈkuʝo/ [puˈku.ʝo] (everywhere but Argentina and Uruguay)
  • IPA(key): /puˈkuʃo/ [puˈku.ʃo] (Buenos Aires and environs)
  • IPA(key): /puˈkuʒo/ [puˈku.ʒo] (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay)

  • Rhymes: -uʝo
  • Syllabification: pu‧cu‧yo

Noun

pucuyo m (plural pucuyos)

  1. (Mexico, El Salvador) the chuck-will's-widow or the Eastern whippoorwill
    Synonym: tapacaminos
  2. (Honduras) the pauraque
    Synonyms: pocuyo, pocoyo, curiango, cocuyo, aguaitacamino

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