chuca

Central Nahuatl

Alternative forms

(Amecameca, Jaltocán, Texcoco and Tlaxcala): choka
(Calpan, Cholula and Milpa Alta): choca

Verb

chuca

to cry.

Portuguese

Pronunciation

(Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈʃu.kɐ/
- (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈʃu.ka/

(Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈʃu.kɐ/
- (Northern Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈt͡ʃu.kɐ/

Rhymes: -ukɐ
Hyphenation: chu‧ca

Etymology 1

Perhaps ultimately from Proto-West Germanic *kahu (“jackdaw”). Related to French choucas, English chough.

Noun

chuca f (plural chucas)

(ornithology) Corvus monedula, a species of jay
Synonyms: gralha-de-nuca-cinzenta, gralho, cuneta
(Brazil, colloquial) an external pocket on a suit
Synonym: chulca

Etymology 2

Perhaps from Chuca, a trademarked brand.

Noun

chuca f (plural chucas)

(Brazil) a small baby bottle
(Brazil, colloquial) enema
Synonym: enema

Further reading

“chuca”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2025
“chuca”, in Michaelis Dicionário Brasileiro da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), São Paulo: Editora Melhoramentos, 2015–2025

Scottish Gaelic

Pronoun

chuca

alternative form of thuca

Spanish

Adjective

chuca f

feminine singular of chuco