morocho

See also: Morocho

Spanish

Etymology

From moro.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /moˈɾot͡ʃo/ [moˈɾo.t͡ʃo]

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• Rhymes: -otʃo
• Syllabification: mo‧ro‧cho

Noun

morocho m (plural morochos, feminine morocha, feminine plural morochas)

1. (Argentina, Uruguay) dark-skinned

   Synonym: morena

2. (Argentina, Uruguay) dark-haired
3. (Venezuela) non-identical twin
4. (Ecuador) a type of corn often made into a drink

Further reading

• “morocho”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014