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Spanish
Etymology
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Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈtunko/
- Rhymes: -unko
- Syllabification: tun‧co
Noun
tunco m (plural tuncos)
- (colloquial, El Salvador) pig
- Synonyms: cerdo, cochino, marrano, puerco
Dale de comer a los tuncos.- Give the pigs something to eat.
- 2000-05-07, Lito Montalvo, "Don Lito viaja a Palestina". In: El Diario de Hoy. Newspaper (online version). Accessed 2013-07-04.
[…] dormimos desde las nueve de la noche que apagan el generador hasta las 6 de la mañana, cuando empiezan a cantar los gallos y a gruñir los tuncos.- we slept from nine at night, when they turn off the generator, until six in the morning, when the roosters start crowing and the pigs start grunting.
- (colloquial, figurative, El Salvador) fat person
Dile al tunco de tu jefe que te dé vacación.- Tell that fat ass of your boss to give you some vacation time.
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