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Spanish
Etymology
Derived from an Old Spanish verb ocar or aocar,[1] from the Latin occāre (“to harrow”). Compare Portuguese oco.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈw̝eko/
- Rhymes: -eko
- Syllabification: hue‧co
Adjective
hueco (feminine hueca, masculine plural huecos, feminine plural huecas)
- hollow
- (Chile, colloquial) gay
- (Chile, colloquial) clueless
- (Guatemala, derogatory) homosexual man
Noun
hueco m (plural huecos)
- hole, gap
- Synonyms: abertura, vacío, vacuo
- hollow
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