cucurucho
Spanish, noun/kukuˈɾut͡ʃo/
cucurucho is spelled C-U-C-U-R-U-C-H-O (9 letters) and appears about once in every 3 million words in written Spanish, the 65,931st most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Cucurucho is a Spanish masculine noun meaning “a cone made of paper or other material and used to contain candy or other small items” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Lámina de papel, cartón o bien de barquillo (galleta) enrollada en forma de cono que contiene dulces, helados…”.
What does cucurucho mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinea cone made of paper or other material and used to contain candy or other small items
Los niños salieron de la posada con cucuruchos repletos de golosinas.
- 2
masculinean elongated, pointed hood draped in cloth, traditionally worn by some participants of Holy Week processions in several Hispanic countries
Algunos penitentes se vistieron de púrpura y portaron un cucurucho en la cabeza.
- 3
colloquialmasculinethe highest part of a tree, house, building, etc.
- 4
colloquialmasculinea cone-shaped hill
- 5
colloquialmasculinesummit (of a hill or mountain)
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Lámina de papel, cartón o bien de barquillo (galleta) enrollada en forma de cono que contiene dulces, helados u otros objetos pequeños. 2. Sombrero de cartón de forma cónica que usan penitentes y disciplinantes en Semana Santa. 3. La parte más alta de un árbol, una casa, un edificio, etc. 4. Colina (elevación natural de un terreno inferior a una montaña) en forma de cono.
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 cucurucho
- cucuruchos plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce cucurucho?
- /kukuˈɾut͡ʃo/
- [ku.kuˈɾu.t͡ʃo]
- [kukuˈɾut͡ʃo]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to cucurucho
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is cucurucho in Spanish?
cucurucho appears about once in every 3 million words in written Spanish.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).