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tocho

Spanish, adjective/ˈtot͡ʃo/

tocho is spelled T-O-C-H-O (5 letters) and appears about once in every 3 million words in written Spanish, the 63,642nd most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Tocho is a Spanish adjective meaning “clumsy” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Falto de urbanidad, inteligencia y elegancia”.

What does tocho mean in English?

adjective

  1. 1

    colloquialclumsy

  2. 2

    colloquialbig, giant

  3. 3

    colloquialmean (person)

    ¡No seás tocho!

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

How Spanish dictionaries define it

adjective: 1. Falto de urbanidad, inteligencia y elegancia.

noun: 1. Libro grueso de muchas páginas. 2. Por extensión, exceso de apuntes y papeles. 3. Barra o lingote de hierro. 4. Ladrillo tosco.

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 tocho

  • tocha feminine
  • tochos masculine plural
  • tochas feminine plural

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

How do you pronounce tocho?

  • /ˈtot͡ʃo/
  • [ˈt̪o.t͡ʃo]
  • [ˈt̪ot͡ʃo]

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

English words that translate to tocho

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

How common is tocho in Spanish?

tocho appears about once in every 3 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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