el tocho
-the heap
See the entry for tocho.

tocho

el tocho(
toh
-
choh
)
A masculine noun is used with masculine articles and adjectives (e.g., el hombre guapo, el sol amarillo).
masculine noun
1.
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
(colloquial)
(great amount of papers)
a. heap
La secretaria me dejó un tocho de reportes sobre el escritorio.The secretary left a heap of reports on my desk.
b. pile
No puedo tomarme un descanso. Todavía tengo que corregir este tocho de exámenes.I can't take a break. I still need to correct this pile of exams.
2.
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
(colloquial)
(large book)
a. tome
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
(colloquial)
¿Qué es este tocho? Pesa una tonelada. - Es mi libro de anatomía.What is this tome? It weights a ton. - That's my anatomy book.
a. iron ingot
Estos tochos serán torneados para ser convertidos en varas.These iron ingots will be turned into rods.
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