-ucho
Portuguese, suffix/ˈu.ʃu/
-ucho is spelled U-C-H-O (4 letters). -ucho is a Portuguese masculine suffix meaning “forms diminutives” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “sufixo diminutivo por vezes com matiz pejorativo”.
What does -ucho mean in English?
suffix
- 1
masculineforms diminutives
gordo + -ucho → gorducho
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
suffix: 1. sufixo diminutivo por vezes com matiz pejorativo
The definition in the Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário), in Portuguese.
Source: Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
How do you pronounce -ucho?
- Brazil /ˈu.ʃu/
- Portugal /ˈu.ʃu/
- Portugal /ˈut.ʃu/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.