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Spanish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): (Spain) /oˈθiko/
- IPA(key): (Latin America) /oˈsiko/
- Rhymes: -iko
- Syllabification: ho‧ci‧co
Etymology 1
Deverbal from hocicar (“to root”).
Noun
hocico m (plural hocicos)
- snout (mouth of a beast)
- Synonyms: morro, trompa, jeta
- (derogatory) a person's mouth
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Etymology 2
Verb
hocico
- first-person singular present indicative of hocicar
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