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Spanish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): (everywhere but Argentina and Uruguay) /kuˈkaʝo/
- IPA(key): (Buenos Aires and environs) /kuˈkaʃo/
- IPA(key): (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay) /kuˈkaʒo/
- Rhymes: -aʝo
- Syllabification: cu‧ca‧yo
Etymology 1
Noun
cucayo m (plural cucayos)
- (Colombia) scorched rice (crust of rice from a cooking pot)
Etymology 2
From Quechua cucayu (“food taken on a journey”).
Noun
cucayo m (plural cucayos)
- (Peru, colloquial) packed lunch
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