tocho

Spanish

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈtot͡ʃo/, [ˈt̪ot͡ʃo]

Adjective

tocho (feminine singular 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.
(colloquial) clumsy
(colloquial) big, giant

Synonyms

(clumsy): torpe
(giant): grandulón

Synonyms

miserable
mala gente
mala onda (colloquial, Mexico, El Salvador, Chile)

Further reading

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

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