bicho

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Meaning

  1. (masculine) bug
  2. (masculine) vermin
  3. (masculine) beast (non-human animal)
  4. (Nicaragua, masculine, vulgar) vulva
  5. (Puerto-Rico, masculine, vulgar) penis
  6. (El-Salvador, Honduras, colloquial, derogatory, masculine) youngster, kid (boy, or young man)

Concepts

Frequency

C1
Hyphenated as
bi‧cho
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈbit͡ʃo/
Etymology

In summary

Inherited from Vulgar Latin *bīstius, a masculine form of bīstia, from Latin bēstia (“beast”). Compare English beast.

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