tocho

Portuguese

Etymology 1

Pronunciation

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈto.ʃu/
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈto.ʃo/
 

  • Rhymes: -oʃu, (Northern Portugal) -ot͡ʃu
  • Hyphenation: to‧cho

Noun

tocho m (plural tochos)

  1. club (heavy stick used as a weapon)

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

tocho

  1. first-person singular present indicative of tochar

Spanish

Etymology

Perhaps from Vulgar Latin *tusculus, diminutive of Latin tuscus.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈtot͡ʃo/ [ˈt̪o.t͡ʃo]
  • Rhymes: -otʃo
  • Syllabification: to‧cho

Adjective

tocho (feminine tocha, masculine plural tochos, feminine plural tochas)

  1. (colloquial, El Salvador) mean (person)
    Synonyms: miserable, mala gente, (colloquial, Mexico, El Salvador, Chile) mala onda
    ¡No seás tocho! ― Don't be so mean!
    Esa es una gran tocha. ― She's a very mean girl.
  2. (colloquial) clumsy
    Synonym: torpe
  3. (colloquial) big, giant
    Synonym: grandulón

Further reading

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