cuartucho

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Spanish

Etymology

From cuarto (bedroom) +‎ -ucho (pejorative suffix).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kwaɾˈtut͡ʃo/
  • Rhymes: -utʃo
  • Syllabification: cuar‧tu‧cho

Noun

cuartucho m (plural cuartuchos)

  1. (colloquial) small or poor quality bedroom
    • 2021 February 3, Elena Reina, “El infierno de Mariana: seis meses de abuso sexual que nadie escuchó”, in El País:
      Cuando llegó al cuartucho que el centro de salud le había proporcionado para vivir supo que no tenía que estar ahí.
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  2. (colloquial) hovel

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