chueco

== Spanish == === Etymology === From chueca (“stump of a tree”), itself from Basque txoko (“anklebone”), perhaps recalling curved, bent branches sprouting from it. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈt͡ʃweko/ [ˈt͡ʃwe.ko] Rhymes: -eko Syllabification: chue‧co === Adjective === chueco (feminine chueca, masculine plural chuecos, feminine plural chuecas) (Latin America) crooked, bent, curved (not straight, having one or more bends or angles) Synonyms: combado, corvo, doblado, curvo, encorvado, gacho, torcido, zigzagueante Antonyms: derecho, recto (Latin America) crooked, oblique, (not at right angles, horizontal or vertical) Synonyms: oblicuo, sesgado, inclinado (Mexico, slang) hot, stolen Synonyms: robado, ilegítimo Antonyms: derecho, bueno, legítimo, legal (Latin America) devious ==== Derived terms ==== === Further reading === “chueco”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025