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checo

Spanish, noun

checo is a Spanish masculine noun meaning “Czech (person)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). It is also a first-person singular present indicative of checar. With an accent, checó is a different word: “third-person singular preterite indicative of checar”. The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Lengua eslava occidental y hablada principalmente en la República Checa”.

What does checo mean in English?

adjective

  1. 1

    Czech

  2. 2

    datedCzechoslovakian

noun

  1. 1

    masculineCzech (person)

noun

  1. 1

    masculineCzech (language)

noun

  1. 1

    masculineslangcar (see checonato)

verb

  1. 1

    first-person singular present indicative of checar

verb

as checó
  1. 1

    third-person singular preterite indicative of checar

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

How Spanish dictionaries define it

adjective: 1. Persona que es originaria de la República Checa. 2. Se dice de algo que es originario o se encuentra relacionado con la República Checa.

noun: 1. Lengua eslava occidental y hablada principalmente en la República Checa.

noun: 1. Coche

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 checo

  • checa feminine
  • checos masculine plural
  • checas feminine plural

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

English words that translate to checo

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

How common is checo in Spanish?

checo appears 2.6 times per million words in written Spanish.

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