Chucho
/ˈtʃuːtʃoʊ/noun
A Spanish-language nickname for Jesús, and in several Latin American varieties, an informal word for a dog or mongrel.
Did you know?The personal-name sense is a Spanish hypocorism for Jesús, while the dog sense has a separate, uncertain origin; scholars do not securely derive both meanings from one root.
Etymological Timeline
Ancient Hebrew
Hebrew
Yehōshūaʿ
“A personal name meaning “Yahweh is salvation.””
1st Century BCE–1st Century CE
Greek
Iēsous
“Greek rendering of the Hebrew name Yehōshūaʿ.”
Classical Latin
Latin
Iēsus
“Latin form of the name later rendered in English as Jesus.”
Medieval Spanish
Spanish
Jesús
“Spanish form of Jesus; it developed affectionate and familiar shortened forms.”
Modern Spanish
Spanish
Chucho
“A familiar nickname for a man named Jesús; independently, chucho became regional slang for a dog or mongrel.”