-ucho
Spanish, suffix/ˈut͡ʃo/
-ucho is spelled U-C-H-O (4 letters). -ucho is a Spanish masculine suffix meaning “forms pejoratives from nouns and adjectives” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Forma diminutivos casi siempre despectivos en sustantivos y adjetivos. A veces se combina con -ento (como en…”.
What does -ucho mean in English?
suffix
- 1
masculineforms pejoratives from nouns and adjectives
hotel (“hotel”) + -ucho → hotelucho (“lousy hotel”)
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
suffix: 1. Forma diminutivos casi siempre despectivos en sustantivos y adjetivos. A veces se combina con -ento (como en flacuchento), y añade infijos como -ch- e -ir-.
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.
How do you pronounce -ucho?
- /ˈut͡ʃo/
- [ˈu.t͡ʃo]
- [ˈut͡ʃo]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.