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chuzo

Spanish, noun

chuzo is a Spanish masculine noun meaning “spiked stick” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). It is also a first-person singular present indicative of chuzar. With an accent, chuzó is a different word: “third-person singular preterite indicative of chuzar”. The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Asta armada con un pincho de metal, que se usa para defenderse y atacar”.

What does chuzo mean in English?

noun

  1. 1

    masculinespiked stick

  2. 2

    masculineicicle

  3. 3

    masculineold horse

  4. 4

    masculineidiot; dummy

  5. 5

    masculinewhip

  6. 6

    masculineskewered meat, kebab

verb

  1. 1

    first-person singular present indicative of chuzar

verb

as chuzó
  1. 1

    third-person singular preterite indicative of chuzar

Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How Spanish dictionaries define it

noun: 1. Asta armada con un pincho de metal, que se usa para defenderse y atacar. 2. Instrumento largo y delgado de metal con un extremo en forma de punta y en ocasiones el otro en forma de paleta, utilizado generalmente para hacer hoyos en el suelo.

adjective: 1. Dicho del cabello humano, levantado y duro.

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 chuzo

  • chuzos plural
  • chuza feminine
  • chuzas feminine plural

Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).

English words that translate to chuzo

Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.

How common is chuzo in Spanish?

chuzo appears about once in every 8 million words in written Spanish.

Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).