cucayo

Spanish

Pronunciation

 
  • IPA(key): /kuˈkaʝo/ [kuˈka.ʝo] (everywhere but Argentina and Uruguay)
  • IPA(key): /kuˈkaʃo/ [kuˈka.ʃo] (Buenos Aires and environs)
  • IPA(key): /kuˈkaʒo/ [kuˈka.ʒo] (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay)

  • Rhymes: -aʝo
  • Syllabification: cu‧ca‧yo

Etymology 1

Noun

cucayo m (plural cucayos)

  1. (Colombia) scorched rice (crust of rice from a cooking pot)

Etymology 2

From Quechua cucayu (“food taken on a journey”).

Noun

cucayo m (plural cucayos)

  1. (Peru, colloquial) packed lunch

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