chamuco

== Spanish == === Etymology === From chamuscar (“to singe, to scorch”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /t͡ʃaˈmuko/ [t͡ʃaˈmu.ko] Rhymes: -uko Syllabification: cha‧mu‧co === Noun === chamuco m (plural chamucos) (colloquial, Mexico, Nicaragua, El Salvador) devil, demon Synonym: diablo === Further reading === “chamuco”, in Diccionario de americanismos [Dictionary of Americanisms] (in Spanish), Association of Academies of the Spanish Language [Spanish: Asociación de Academias de la Lengua Española], 2010