Masculine

estuche

  1. (masculine) case (to hold and protect something)
  2. (masculine) case (for delicate tools)
  3. (masculine) case, pencil case, pencil box
  4. (masculine) case for a single CD (such as a jewel case)
  5. (masculine) jewelry box
  6. (colloquial, in-plural, masculine) love handle, spare tyre (a large paunch and rolls of fat around the thighs)

Frequency

21k
Hyphenated as
es‧tu‧che
Pronounced as (IPA)
/esˈtut͡ʃe/
Etymology

In summary

Borrowed from Occitan estug, from Occitan estujar, from Latin studium. Compare Catalan estoig. Doublet of estudio.

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