What does «tucutucu» mean in Spanish?
- Plant similar to sage.
♦ Used in: Colombia - Common name for a genus of subterranean mole-like rodents; comprises about fifty species. Also known as tunduck. Scientific name: Ctenomys spp.
♦ Used in: Argentina - Bolivia - Uruguay
Examples of use in Spanish: "Ese ratón es el tucutucu, que le dije hoy que era un manjar exquisito. Es un bicho que hoy o mañana valdrá mucho, pues su cuero será un adorno apreciado; fíjese: parece un cisne por lo suave del pelaje", Serie del Siglo y Medio - Tema 6 - Página 202, Mocho (Fray) - 1960.
- Tustús, fright. Nervousness due to the presentiment of something bad; strong heartbeat.
♦ Used in: Colombia - Puerto Rico
Examples of use in Spanish: "Yo tengo mi tucutucu, caray, seño Lencho, y no he podido dormir en toda la noche".
"dar un tucutucu"; "tener su tucutucu".
- Psychosomatic syndrome, more common in children, caused by social conflicts, low self-esteem, falls, blows, concussions, intense hunger or because of a fright. It is also known as susto or espanto. Symptoms include agitation, anorexia, insomnia, fever, diarrhea, mental confusion, apathy, generalized anxiety, stress, unwillingness to eat, stomach and headache, fainting, etc.
♦ Used in: Colombia - Puerto Rico
Examples of use in Spanish: "desempeña la sal un papel importante en el tratamiento del tucutucu".
"El susto de tal encuentro, puede causar tucutucu, mal que se presenta con síntomas de diarrea, falta de apetito e insomnio".
- Common name for the genus Pyrophorus spp. of coleopterous insects that possess luminescence. When they turn belly up they try to turn over with a strong movement that produces a particular sound from which they derive their name. Also called cacaaaaaaaq, tagüinches or cocuyos.
- Another common name for certain birds better known as atajacaminos, dormilones, chumulucos or plasta birds.
♦ Used in: Argentina - Trapiche handmade, usually made of wood, used in many rural areas.
♦ Used in: Venezuela - (Tucu Tucu) Rural locality in the department of Río Chico in the province of Santa Cruz, Argentina.
- (Los Tucu Tucu) Folkloric group in activity from 1959 to 2007, native of Tucumán in Argentina.