cuche

Middle English

Noun

cuche

1. Alternative form of couche

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkut͡ʃe/ [ˈku.t͡ʃe]
• Rhymes: -utʃe
• Syllabification: cu‧che

Etymology 1

From cochino.

Noun

cuche m (plural cuches)

1. (colloquial, eastern Mexico, El Salvador) pig

   Synonym: cerdo, marrano, puerco, tunco (El Salvador)

Adjective

cuche m or f (masculine and feminine plural cuches)

1. (colloquial, Honduras, El Salvador) boxed in, blocked (said of a car or its owner)

   Synonym: atrapado, encajonado (Spain)

   Dejaste cuche el carro del vecino.

   You left the neighbour's car boxed in.

   Oh no, me dejaron cuche.

   Oh no, they blocked me / my car.

2. (colloquial, Honduras, El Salvador) cramped, very close to each other (cars in a traffic jam)

   Synonym: apretado, apiñado

   Estábamos súper cuches en la trabazón.

   We were all terribly cramped in the traffic jam.

Etymology 2

Verb

cuche

1. inflection of cuchar:
   1. first/third-person singular present subjunctive
   2. third-person singular imperative