cuico
[ˈkwiko]
The verdict
“cuico” is uncommon Spanish (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency Spanish
- 5
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - De ascendencia amerindia.
Corpus desk
Index ES-cuico · cuico · Spanish
cuico · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MID 5 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "C" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | cuico |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | [ˈkwiko] |
| Letters | 5 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Cola larga: rango de “cuico” en español
Rare enough to double-check
cuico is uncommon Spanish outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed [ˈkwiko]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 4 senses are on record.
No misspelling variants are generated for cuico in our index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable Spanish rules. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct Spanish form is cuico, spelled C-U-I-C-O.
Definition
- 1De ascendencia amerindia.
- 2Por antonomasia, natural de la región andina.
- 3Dicho de una persona, que ostentosamente pertenece o simula pertenecer a una clase social pudiente.
- 4Dicho de un lugar o de una cosa, propia de un cuico₃.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how cuico appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
En Chile y también en Buenos Aires han dado últimamente en la flor de llamar cuico al indio y cholo altoperuanos.
Me da entre mucha risa y mucha vergüenza. Me da vergüenza porque ya entiendo el sistema; a lo mejor si uno viene llegando de Argentina no entiendes lo que pasa. Cuando uno llega a un país al principio es difícil saber quién es quién. No sabes reconocer en un mes al roto, al cuico o al que hace el cuico. Pero cuando vas reconociendo ese tipo de clase y con…
Synonyms
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.