-ucho

See also: ucho and ùchò

Portuguese

Etymology

Probably from Latin -usculus.

Suffix

-ucho m (noun-forming suffix, plural -uchos, feminine -ucha, feminine plural -uchas)

  1. forms diminutives: gorducho, papelucho, casucha

Spanish

Etymology

Uncertain. Possibly from Latin -usculus.[1] It has also been interpreted as an alternative form of the suffix -acho.

Suffix

-ucho m (noun-forming suffix, plural -uchos)

  1. forms pejoratives from nouns and adjectives
    hotel (hotel) + -uchohotelucho (lousy hotel)
    cuarto (bedroom) + -uchocuartucho (small/shabby bedroom)

Usage notes

  • Used especially after masculine nouns. Compare -ucha.

Derived terms

Spanish terms suffixed with -ucho

See also

References

  1. David Pharies (1999) “Origin of the Hispano-Romance Suffix -ucho”, in Iberoromania, number 49

Further reading

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