taruca
Spanish, noun/taˈɾuka/
taruca is spelled T-A-R-U-C-A (6 letters) and appears about once in every 25 million words in written Spanish, the 182,048th most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Taruca is a Spanish feminine noun meaning “The north Andean deer” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Mamífero de la familia Cervidae, similar al ciervo pero más pequeño. Habita en la región del altiplano…”.
What does taruca mean in English?
noun
- 1
feminineThe north Andean deer.
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Mamífero de la familia Cervidae, similar al ciervo pero más pequeño. Habita en la región del altiplano sudamericano.
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 taruca
- tarucas plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce taruca?
- /taˈɾuka/
- [t̪aˈɾu.ka]
- [t̪aˈɾuka]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is taruca in Spanish?
taruca appears about once in every 25 million words in written Spanish.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).