Masculine

huerco

  1. little child
  2. depressed man crying in the dark
  3. the Greco-Roman underworld

Hyphenated as
huer‧co
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈw̝eɾko/
Etymology

In summary

Inherited from Old Spanish huerco (“Hell; the Devil”), from Latin Orcus (“the underworld; the god Pluto”). Cognate with English ogre and orc. Doublet of orco and ogro.

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