checo

See also: Checo and checó

Asturian

Adjective

checo

1. neuter of checu

Galician

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈt͡ʃɛ.kʊ/

Adjective

checo (feminine checa, masculine plural checos, feminine plural checas)

1. Czech

Noun

checo m (plural checos, feminine checa, feminine plural checas)

1. Czech (person)

Noun

checo m (uncountable)

1. Czech (language)

Portuguese

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈʃɛ.ku/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈʃɛ.ku/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈʃɛ.ko/

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈʃɛ.ku/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈʃɛ.ku/
  • (Northern Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈt͡ʃɛ.ku/

• Rhymes: -ɛku
• Hyphenation: che‧co

Etymology 1

From French tchèque.

Alternative forms

• tcheco (Brazil)

Adjective

checo (feminine checa, masculine plural checos, feminine plural checas)

1. Czech

Derived terms

• República Checa

Related terms

• Chéquia

Noun

checo m (plural checos, feminine checa, feminine plural checas)

1. Czech (person)

Noun

checo m (uncountable)

1. Czech (language)

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

checo

1. first-person singular present indicative of checar

Further reading

• “checo”, in iDicionário Aulete (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2024
• “checo”, in Dicionário inFormal (in Portuguese), 2006–2024
• “checo”, in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2024
• “checo”, in Michaelis Dicionário Brasileiro da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), São Paulo: Editora Melhoramentos, 2015–2024
• “checo”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2024

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈt͡ʃeko/ [ˈt͡ʃe.ko]

• Audio (Colombia):

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• Rhymes: -eko
• Syllabification: che‧co

Etymology 1

Compare French tchèque.

Adjective

checo (feminine checa, masculine plural checos, feminine plural checas)

1. Czech
2. (dated) Czechoslovakian

Noun

checo m (plural checos, feminine checa, feminine plural checas)

1. Czech (person)

Noun

checo m (uncountable)

1. Czech (language)

Related terms

• República Checa

 

Etymology 2

Vesre form of coche (“car”).

Noun

checo m (plural checos)

1. (slang, vesre, back slang) car (see checonato)

Etymology 3

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

checo

1. first-person singular present indicative of checar

Further reading

• “checo”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10