huerco

== Old Spanish == === Etymology === From Latin Orcus (“the underworld; the god Pluto”). Cognate with Old French ogre (“fierce non-Christian; fairytale man-eating giant”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈu͡eɾko/ === Noun === huerco m (plural huercos) Hell the Devil ==== Descendants ==== Spanish: huerco Ladino: guerko, huerco (Haketia) == Spanish == === Etymology === Inherited from Old Spanish huerco (“Hell; the Devil”), from Latin Orcus (“the underworld; the god Pluto”). Cognate with English ogre and orc. Doublet of orco and ogro. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈw̝eɾko/ [ˈw̝eɾ.ko] Rhymes: -eɾko Syllabification: huer‧co === Noun === huerco m (plural huercos, feminine huerca, feminine plural huercas) (Louisiana, Mexico) little child Synonyms: niño; escuincle (Mexico, colloquial) (literary) depressed or sad person, confined to the dark (literary) the Greco-Roman underworld Synonym: inframundo === Further reading === “huerco”, 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