chucho

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chucho
masculine noun
1mutt, dog (informal) (perro)
2fright (susto) (RP)
  • un chucho de frío -> a shiver

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chucho [choo’-cho]
noun
1Longeared owl. (Ornate) (n)
2A dog. (n)
3¡Chucho! (n)
4Sweetheart. (n)
5Switch; siding. (Caribbean) (n)
6Rawhide whip (látigo). (Caribbean) (n)
7(Cono Sur) jail. (n)
8Shakes, shivers. (Ante Meridian & Latin American) (m)
  • Entrarle a uno el chucho -> to get the jitters
9Spiv (ostentoso). (Ante Meridian & Central America) (m)
10Reefer; joint. (Ante Meridian & Latin American) (m)
11Tamale. (Andes & Central America & Culinary & Mexico) (m)
adjective
12Soft, watery (fruta); wrinkled (persona). (Andes)
13Mean (tacaño). (Ante Meridian & Central America) (m)
14Gossipy. (Mexico) (m)
exclamation used to call a dog.

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chucho
adjetivo
1 (Centroamérica) (familiar) (tacaño) mean; stingy; (familiar)
2 (And) [+fruta] soft; watery; [+persona] wrinkled
3 (México) (chismoso) gossipy
sustantivo:masculino
1 (perro callejero) mongrel
¡chucho! down boy!
2 (pastel) custard-filled doughnut
3 (familiar) (novio) sweetheart
4 (Caribe) (Ferro) switch
5 (Caribe) (látigo) rawhide whip
6 (S. Cone) (cárcel) jail
7 (Latinoamérica) (escalofrío) shakes; (p) shivers; (p) (fiebre) fever
entrarle a algn el chucho (familiar) to get the jitters; (familiar)
8 (Centroamérica) (familiar) (persona ostentosa) spiv; (familiar)
9 (Latinoamérica) (muy_familiar) (canuto) joint; (familiar) reefer; (familiar)
10 (And) (Centroamérica) (México) (Culin) tamale

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