caracú

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Guaraní karaku.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /kaɾaˈku/ [ka.ɾaˈku]
Rhymes: -u
Syllabification: ca‧ra‧cú

Noun

caracú m (plural caracús or caracúes or caracuses)

(Paraguay, Argentina, Chile, Uruguay) bone marrow, especially from the feet of bovines, and especially as used for food
Synonym: tuétano
- 2016 November 18, “Prepara algo rico para llegar a su corazoncito”, in Crónica‎:
  Así que si querés llegar al caracú de tu enamorado procurá mantener tu aspecto de chica sexy, mientras le preparás algo rico.
  (please add an English translation of this quotation)

Further reading

“caracú”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014

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