cuesco

== Spanish == === Etymology === Of uncertain origin; possibly a Mediterranean loan of sound-symbolic origin (or imitative of hitting a hard object), and cognate with Ancient Greek κόκκος (kókkos, “kernel”), though this is rejected by Furnee. Compare Asturian cuezcu. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈkwesko/ [ˈkwes.ko] Rhymes: -esko Syllabification: cues‧co === Noun === cuesco m (plural cuescos) stone (of fruit) (vulgar, slang) raspberry tart; toot (flatulence) === References === Roberts, Edward A. (2014), A Comprehensive Etymological Dictionary of the Spanish Language with Families of Words based on Indo-European Roots, Self-published: Xlibris, →ISBN, p. 449 === Further reading === “cuesco”, 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