chueco

Spanish

Etymology

From chueca (“stump of a tree”), perhaps remembering curved, bent branches sprouting from it. Itself from Basque txoko (“anklebone”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈt͡ʃweko/

Adjective

chueco (feminine singular chueca, masculine plural chuecos, feminine plural chuecas)

(Latin America) crooked, bent, curved (not straight, having one or more bends or angles)
(Latin America) crooked, oblique, (not at right angles, horizontal or vertical)
(Mexico, slang) hot, stolen
(Latin America) devious

Synonyms

(crooked): corvo, doblado, curvo, encorvado, gacho, torcido, zigzagueante
(oblique): oblicuo, sesgado, inclinado
(stolen): robado, ilegítimo

Antonyms

(crooked): derecho, recto
(stolen): derecho, bueno, legítimo, legal

Derived terms

chuecura

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