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noun, masculine

carcuezo

/kaɾˈkweθo/

noun, masculine/kaɾˈkweθo/plural: carcuezos

synonym of carcamal (“old fogey”)

Hízole un resumen del sermón, remedó su voz, imitó su postura, pintó sus gestos, glosó sus palabras y burlóse de todo, tratándole de carcuezo, de fray Zaragüelles, de hombre de antaño y de otros apodos semejantes.He made a summary of the sermon, he mimicked his voice, imitated his posture, expressed his gestures, glossed his words and mocked it all, treating him as an old fogey, as friar Zaragüelles, as an oldtimer, and other similar nicknames.

Synonyms: carcamal

The first element is related to cárcavo, cárcamo, carcamal, ultimately from Latin cāccabus (“cooking pot”); the second element is the suffix -uezo (from Latin -occeus).