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sucio

/ˈsuθjo/

adjective/ˈsuθjo/

dirty, filthy; sinful, tainted; obscene, vulgar

Synonyms: cerdo, pecaminoso, contaminado, obsceno, vulgar

Antonyms: limpio

Inherited from Old Spanish suzio, from Latin sūcidus (“juicy; oily, greasy”), from sūcus (“juice, sap”) whence English succinite (“Baltic amber”). Compare Ladino suzio and English suck. For the sound change of the ending, compare limpio from Latin limpidus, and Old Spanish pudio from pūtidus.

adverb/ˈsuθjo/

dirty (in a dirty manner)

“Háblame sucio, papazote.” — Talk dirty to me, daddy.

Inherited from Old Spanish suzio, from Latin sūcidus (“juicy; oily, greasy”), from sūcus (“juice, sap”) whence English succinite (“Baltic amber”). Compare Ladino suzio and English suck. For the sound change of the ending, compare limpio from Latin limpidus, and Old Spanish pudio from pūtidus.