adjective/ˈt͡ʃweko/
crooked, bent, curved (not straight, having one or more bends or angles); crooked, oblique, (not at right angles, horizontal or vertical); hot, stolen; devious
Synonyms: combado, corvo, doblado, curvo, encorvado, gacho, torcido, zigzagueante
Antonyms: derecho, recto, bueno, legítimo, legal
From chueca (“stump of a tree”), itself from Basque txoko (“anklebone”), perhaps recalling curved, bent branches sprouting from it.