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puchero

Spanish, noun/puˈt͡ʃeɾo/

puchero is spelled P-U-C-H-E-R-O (7 letters) and appears about once in every 1 million words in written Spanish, the 36,968th most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Puchero is a Spanish masculine noun meaning “cooking pot” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Utensilio de cocina, de la familia de las ollas, ancho y con una o dos asas”.

What does puchero mean in English?

noun

  1. 1

    masculinecooking pot

  2. 2

    masculinestew (soup)

  3. 3

    masculinepout

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

How Spanish dictionaries define it

noun: 1. Utensilio de cocina, de la familia de las ollas, ancho y con una o dos asas. 2. Vasija alfarera de barro o arcilla cocidos, sin vidriar o con vidriado interior, usada para calentar líquidos o cocinar alimentos de panza ancha y globosa y cuello ancho y corto -o sin cuello- provisto de una o más asas laterales que permiten su manejo sin quemarse. 3. Nombre de varios tipos de cocido. 4. Alimento habitual.

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 puchero

  • pucheros plural

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

How do you pronounce puchero?

  • /puˈt͡ʃeɾo/
  • [puˈt͡ʃe.ɾo]
  • [puˈt͡ʃeɾo]

Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.

English words that translate to puchero

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

How common is puchero in Spanish?

puchero appears about once in every 1 million words in written Spanish.

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

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