chucho
Spanish, noun/ˈt͡ʃut͡ʃo/
chucho is spelled C-H-U-C-H-O (6 letters) and appears 1.4 times per million words in written Spanish, the 28,665th most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Chucho is a Spanish masculine noun meaning “mutt, mongrel” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Perro”.
What does chucho mean in English?
noun
- 1
Spaincolloquialmasculinemutt, mongrel
- 2
colloquialmasculinemale dog (in general)
- 3
colloquialmasculinejail
- 4
masculineowl (Glaucidium nanum)
- 5
masculinemiser (stingy person)
- 6
masculineopossum
- 7
masculinestingray
- 8
masculinecommon stingray
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Perro.
noun: 1. Pez pequeño similar al arenque.^([definición imprecisa]) 2. Zarigüeya. 3. (Aetobatus narinari) Obispo (pez).
interjection: 1. Se usa para contener o espantar al perro.
noun: 1. Escalofrío. 2. Miedo. 3. Por extensión, recelo o aprensión de sufrir un contratiempo. 4. Persona reacia a gastar o compartir sus bienes, especialmente dinero.
noun: 1. (Glaucidium nanum, King). Búho de unos 20 cm, plumaje castaño y ojos amarillos, que en Chile vive desde Tarapacá hasta la Tierra del Fuego. Aunque su hábitat natural son los bosques y la cordillera hasta los dos mil metros, no desdeña las zonas pobladas en busca de roedores.
noun: 1. Interruptor. 2. Conmutador ferroviario.
noun: 1. Látigo.
The definition in the Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), in Spanish.
Source: Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of chucho
- chuchos plural
- chucha feminine
- chuchas feminine plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce chucho?
- /ˈt͡ʃut͡ʃo/
- [ˈt͡ʃu.t͡ʃo]
- [ˈt͡ʃut͡ʃo]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to chucho
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is chucho in Spanish?
chucho appears 1.4 times per million words in written Spanish.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).