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"Capucho" is a noun which is often translated as "hood", and "tuco" is a noun which is often translated as "stump". Learn more about the difference between "capucho" and "tuco" below.
el capucho(
kah
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poo
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choh
)A masculine noun is used with masculine articles and adjectives (e.g., el hombre guapo, el sol amarillo).
1. (clothing)
a. hood
En cuanto empezó a llover, me puse el capucho de mi sudadera.As soon as it started raining, I put on my sweatshirt's hood.
b. cowl (religious)
El monje llevaba la cabeza cubierta con su capucho.The monk had his head covered with his cowl.
el tuco(
too
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koh
)A masculine noun is used with masculine articles and adjectives (e.g., el hombre guapo, el sol amarillo).
1. (anatomy) (Latin America)
Regionalism used in Latin America: all the countries in South America, Central America, and the Caribbean. Does not include Spain.
a. stump
El cirujano examinó el tuco del brazo amputado.The surgeon examined the stump of the amputated arm.
2. (culinary) (South America)
Regionalism used in South America: Argentina, Bolivia, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, Paraguay, Peru, Uruguay, and Venezuela
a. tomato sauce
El cocinero metió un pedazo de pan en el tuco y se lo comió. "Le falta sal", dijo.The cook dipped a piece of bread in the tomato sauce and ate it. "It needs more salt," he said.
An adjective is a word that describes a noun (e.g., the big dog).
3. (medicine) (Latin America)
Regionalism used in Latin America: all the countries in South America, Central America, and the Caribbean. Does not include Spain.
a. limbless
Le doné una silla de ruedas a una indigente tuca.I donated a wheelchair to a limbless homeless woman.
b. maimed
El sastre hizo una chaqueta especial para el hombre tuco.The tailor made a special jacket for the maimed man.
c. with a hand missing
Una persona tuca no puede operar esta máquina.A person with a hand missing cannot operate this machine.
d. with an arm missing
En el hospital de campaña hay muchos soldados tucos.There are many soldiers with an arm missing in the field hospital.
