ruco
Spanish, noun/ˈruko/
ruco is spelled R-U-C-O (4 letters) and appears about once in every 9 million words in written Spanish, the 109,730th most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Ruco is a Spanish masculine noun meaning “old fogey, dodo, fuddy-duddy (very old person)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Vivienda precaria hecha con materiales de desecho”.
What does ruco mean in English?
adjective
- 1
Latin-Americaderogatoryold
- 2
Latin-Americaworn out, useless
noun
- 1
Latin-Americaderogatorymasculineold fogey, dodo, fuddy-duddy (very old person)
- 2
Latin-Americaderogatorymasculinedobbin (old horse)
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. Persona o animal de edad avanzada, viejo.
noun: 1. Vivienda precaria hecha con materiales de desecho.
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 ruco
- ruca feminine
- rucos masculine plural
- rucas feminine plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce ruco?
- /ˈruko/
- [ˈru.ko]
- [ˈruko]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to ruco
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is ruco in Spanish?
ruco appears about once in every 9 million words in written Spanish.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).