noun, masculine/ˈw̝eɾko/plural: huercos
little child; depressed or sad person, confined to the dark; the Greco-Roman underworld
Synonyms: niño, escuincle, inframundo
Inherited from Old Spanish huerco (“Hell; the Devil”), from Latin Orcus (“the underworld; the god Pluto”). Cognate with English ogre and orc. Doublet of orco and ogro.