Etymology

tuco-tuco

Today it means: Any of the caviomorph South American rodents of the genus Ctenomys, which have a large head, small ears, and hairy tail. Full definition →

Spanish tuco-tuco
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  1. Spanish · borrowed fromtuco-tuco
  2. English todaytuco-tuco

Borrowed from Spanish tuco-tuco. Onomatopoeic.

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