# truco
## Aragonese
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈtɾuko/
* Rhymes: -uko
* Syllabification: tru‧co

### Noun

truco m (plural trucos)
* blow (act of striking or hitting)
** 2010, Academia de l’Aragonés, Propuesta ortografica de l'Academia de l'Aragonés, 2nd edition, Edacar, page 43:Sintié un truco fuerte... prencipié a tener miedo.I felt a strong blow... I started to be scared.

## Catalan
### Pronunciation

* IPA: (Central) [ˈtɾu.ku]
* IPA: (Balearic, Valencia) [ˈtɾu.ko]

### Verb

truco
* first-person singular present indicative of trucar

## Galician
### Verb

truco
* first-person singular present indicative of trucar

## Portuguese
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈtɾu.ku/
* Rhymes: -uku
* Hyphenation: tru‧co

### Etymology 1

Borrowed from Spanish truco. Doublet of truque.

#### Noun

truco m (plural trucos)
* Truco (card game)
** 1912, João Simões Lopes Neto, “Jogo do osso”, in Contos gäuchescos, Pelotas: Echenique & C. Editores, page 168:O que ele queria era gente, peonada, andantes, vagabundos, carreteiros, para poder vender canha e comida e doces; e de noite facilitava umas mesas de primeira, de truco ou de sete-em-porta para tirar o cafife.(please add an English translation of this quotation)
* a bet in Truco
** 2014, Jorge André Sevillis Almeida, “Morada do destino”, in Isaac: prólogo de um novo mundo, Brasília, →ISBN, page 518:Wallisson e Júnior saíram da jogada. Outra roda se iniciou e, dessa vez, Júnior colocava a primeira carta. A rodada acabou com a vitória da dupla de Daniel. Na rodada seguinte, outra carta foi jogada por ele. Dessa vez, não pediu truco.(please add an English translation of this quotation)

##### Derived terms

* trucar
* truco gaúcho
* truco gaudério
* truco paulista

#### Interjection

truco!
* said when asking for a bet in Truco
** 1881, Francisco Coelho Duarte Badaró, chapter XV, in Fantina, Rio de Janeiro: Garnier, page 60:Frederico a esta prova de amor, atordoou-se. Esqueceu-se das cartas e instinctivamente dizia: — Truco. Dando uma forte punhada na mesa o Teixeira bradou: — Seis, jogador! E Frederico perdia.(please add an English translation of this quotation)

### Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

#### Verb

truco
* first-person singular present indicative of trucar

### References

* “truco”, in iDicionário Aulete (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2025
* “truco”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2025
* “truco”, in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2025
* “truco”, in Michaelis Dicionário Brasileiro da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), São Paulo: Editora Melhoramentos, 2015–2025

## Spanish
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈtɾuko/ [ˈt̪ɾu.ko]
* Audio (Colombia):(file)
* Rhymes: -uko
* Syllabification: tru‧co

### Etymology 1

Borrowed from French truc.

#### Noun

truco m (plural trucos)
* trick
** gimmick, ploy (something designed to fool or swindle)
    Synonyms: artimaña, trampa
** piece of a magician's act
** effective way of doing something
    bolsa de trucos ― bag of tricks
* catch, gimmick (hidden difficulty)
    ¿Cuál es el truco? ― What's the catch?
* Truco (card game)
* (video games) cheat (a hidden means of gaining an unfair advantage in a video game, often by entering a cheat code)

##### Derived terms

* dulce o truco (“trick-or-treat”) (Argentina)
* perro viejo no aprende trucos nuevos
* truco de magia
* truco del almendruco
* truco o caramelo (“trick-or-treat”) (Spain)
* truco o trato (“trick-or-treat”) (Spain)
* trucos del oficio
* truquito

##### Descendants

* → Portuguese: truco

### Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

#### Verb

truco
* first-person singular present indicative of trucar

### Further reading

* “truco”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10

### Anagrams

* curto
* turco