cuco

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cuco, -a

adjective

1(informal)

2pretty (bonito)

3shrewd, canny (astuto) (peninsular Spanish)

masculine noun

4cuckoo

cuco [coo’-co]

noun

1Sort of caterpillar. (m)

2Person of a swarthy complexion. (m)

3Sort of game at cards. (m)

4Cuckoo. (m)

5A gambler. (m)

6Hacer cuco a uno, to poke fun at somebody. (Mexico) (m)

7bogeyman (fantasma). (Andes) (m)

adjective

1Cunning, crafty, astute, shrewd. (Colloquial)

cucoa cuca

adjetivo

1 [+persona] (taimado) sly; crafty; (astuto) shrewd

2 (bonito) pretty; cute

sustantivo:masculino

femenino

(familiar) (persona) wily bird; (familiar) sly one

sustantivo:masculino

1 (Ornitología) cuckoo

2 (oruga) grub; caterpillar

3 (familiar) (jugador) gambler

hacer cuco a algn (México) to poke fun at sb

5 (S. Cone) (sabelotodo) smart guy; (familiar) wise guy; (familiar) know-all; (familiar)

6 (Caribe) (vulgar) (sexo femenino) cunt; (vulgar)

7 (And) (S. Cone) (fantasma) bogeyman

Paid English to Spanish translation

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hearty laughter, raucous laughter, guffaw