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Portuguese
Etymology
Probably from Latin -usculus.
Suffix
-ucho m (noun-forming suffix, plural -uchos, feminine -ucha, feminine plural -uchas)
- forms diminutives: gorducho, papelucho, casucha
Spanish
Etymology
Uncertain. Possibly from Latin -usculus. It has also been interpreted as an alternative form of the suffix -acho.
Suffix
-ucho m (noun-forming suffix, plural -uchos)
- forms pejoratives from nouns and adjectives
- hotel (“hotel”) + -ucho → hotelucho (“lousy hotel”)
- cuarto (“bedroom”) + -ucho → cuartucho (“small/shabby bedroom”)
Usage notes
- Used especially after masculine nouns. Compare -ucha.
Derived terms
See also
References
- ^ David Pharies (1999) “Origin of the Hispano-Romance Suffix -ucho”, in Iberoromania, number 49
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