maluco
Spanish, adjective/maˈluko/
maluco is spelled M-A-L-U-C-O (6 letters) and appears about once in every 4 million words in written Spanish, the 79,842nd most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Maluco is a Spanish adjective meaning “diminutive of malo; sick; under the weather” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Originario, relativo a, o propio de las islas Molucas, Indonesia”.
What does maluco mean in English?
adjective
- 1
diminutive of malo; sick; under the weather
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. Originario, relativo a, o propio de las islas Molucas, Indonesia.
adjective: 1. Que se encuentra un poco mal de salud o ánimo. 2. De mal sabor u olor. 3. De mal aspecto, desagradable a la vista. 4. Dicho de una cosa: Que tiene baja calidad o dudosa eficacia.
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 maluco
- maluca feminine
- malucos masculine plural
- malucas feminine plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce maluco?
- /maˈluko/
- [maˈlu.ko]
- [maˈluko]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is maluco in Spanish?
maluco appears about once in every 4 million words in written Spanish.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).