-ucho

ucho ùchò Portuguese Etymology Probably from pt la -usculus (a rebracketed diminutive ending). Compare also the diminutive suffix pt -acho. Pronunciation pt -u cho Suffix m + forms diminutives pt gordo gorducho pt papel papelucho pt pequeno pequerrucho Derived terms pt -ucho Further reading Spanish Etymology es. Possibly from es la -usculus (a rebracketed diminutive ending).Origin of the Hispano-Romance Suffix -ucho David Pharies Iberoromania 1999 49 https://www.academia.edu/98844147/Origin_of_the_Hispano_Romance_Suffix_ucho https://web.archive.org/web/20240817144428/https://www.academia.edu/98844147/Origin_of_the_Hispano_Romance_Suffix_ucho 17 August 2024 It has also been interpreted as an alternative form of the augmentative/pejorative suffix es -acho. Pronunciation Suffix m forms pejoratives from nouns and adjectives es hotel hotelucho hotel lousy hotel es cuarto cuartucho bedroom small/shabby bedroom Usage notes Used especially after masculine nouns. Compare es -ucha. Derived terms es -ucho See also es -aco es -acho es -achón es -arrón es -ejón es -orro es -ote es -uco es -ujo es -uza References Further reading es pejorative suffixes