pituco

Spanish

Etymology

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Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /piˈtuko/ [piˈt̪u.ko]
• Rhymes: -uko
• Syllabification: pi‧tu‧co

Adjective

pituco (feminine pituca, masculine plural pitucos, feminine plural pitucas)

1. (Peru) posh; toff

Noun

pituco m (plural pitucos, feminine pituca, feminine plural pitucas)

1. (Chile) rich kid; spoiled brat

   Synonym: fresa

Further reading

• “pituco”, 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
• “pituco”, 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