Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Nov 13, 2022 18:56
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Spanish term
Suco or zuco
Spanish to English
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This is Salvadoran Spanish.
Someone is in jail and says, "vos quereis que me salga suco/zuco a la calle, y que me hagan algo."
Is it "suco" or "zuco," and what does it mean? Poor?
Someone is in jail and says, "vos quereis que me salga suco/zuco a la calle, y que me hagan algo."
Is it "suco" or "zuco," and what does it mean? Poor?
Proposed translations
(English)
| 1 +2 | suco > poor |
Taña Dalglish
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| 3 | Muddy/blond |
Alina Ionas
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Proposed translations
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Taña Dalglish
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suco > poor
Seems that your guess of "poor" is correct.
https://tureng.com/en/spanish-english/zuco
blonde in Ecuador
https://tureng.com/en/spanish-english/suco
"Suco" in Mexico is "disused" meaning poor. It says nothing about its use in El Salvador.
Category Spanish English
1 General suco [m] juice
2 General suco [m] fluid
3 General suco [m] EC blond https://www.proz.com/kudoz/spanish-to-english/art-literary/3...
4 General suco [m] rur. rare sap
5 General suco [adj] EC blonde
6 Colloquial suco [adj] MX:Se disused poor
7 Marine Biology suco [m] PE peruvian banded croaker (paralonchurus peruanus)
Diccionario de americanismos
suco. https://www.asale.org/damer/suco
I. 1. Pe. coco, pez.
suco, -a.
I. 1. ***adj. Mx:SE. p.u. Referido a persona, pobre, que carece de dinero. pop.***
II. 1. adj. Ec. Referido a persona, de pelo rubio. pop + cult → espon.
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Note added at 9 days (2022-11-23 17:27:26 GMT) Post-grading
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Thank you.
https://tureng.com/en/spanish-english/zuco
blonde in Ecuador
https://tureng.com/en/spanish-english/suco
"Suco" in Mexico is "disused" meaning poor. It says nothing about its use in El Salvador.
Category Spanish English
1 General suco [m] juice
2 General suco [m] fluid
3 General suco [m] EC blond https://www.proz.com/kudoz/spanish-to-english/art-literary/3...
4 General suco [m] rur. rare sap
5 General suco [adj] EC blonde
6 Colloquial suco [adj] MX:Se disused poor
7 Marine Biology suco [m] PE peruvian banded croaker (paralonchurus peruanus)
Diccionario de americanismos
suco. https://www.asale.org/damer/suco
I. 1. Pe. coco, pez.
suco, -a.
I. 1. ***adj. Mx:SE. p.u. Referido a persona, pobre, que carece de dinero. pop.***
II. 1. adj. Ec. Referido a persona, de pelo rubio. pop + cult → espon.
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Note added at 9 days (2022-11-23 17:27:26 GMT) Post-grading
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Thank you.
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Muddy/blond
I think it really depends on the context here, as well as on the person they're referring to. There are many variants, as you can see below:
https://www.asale.org/damer/suco
https://www.wordreference.com/es/en/translation.asp?spen=suc...
https://es.thefreedictionary.com/suco
https://www.asale.org/damer/suco
https://www.wordreference.com/es/en/translation.asp?spen=suc...
https://es.thefreedictionary.com/suco
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