tocho

Spanish

Etymology

Shortened form of todo hecho leña, or from Latin tuscus.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈtot͡ʃo/ [ˈt̪o.t͡ʃo]
Rhymes: -otʃo
Syllabification: to‧cho

Adjective

tocho (feminine tocha, masculine plural tochos, feminine plural tochas)

(colloquial, El Salvador) mean (person)
¡No seás tocho! ― Don't be so mean!

Esa es una gran tocha. ― She's a very mean girl.

Synonyms: miserable, mala gente, (colloquial, Mexico, El Salvador, Chile) mala onda
(colloquial) clumsy
Synonym: torpe
(colloquial) big, giant
Synonym: grandulón

Further reading

“tocho”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014

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