What does bicho in Spanish mean?

What is the meaning of the word bicho in Spanish? The article explains the full meaning, pronunciation along with bilingual examples and instructions on how to use bicho in Spanish.

The word bicho in Spanish means bug, insect, little devil, cock, whiz, whizz, cooter, pussy, look casually, rifle through, hunt through, stare, weirdo, nasty piece of work, every living creature, all living things. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word bicho

bug, insect

nombre masculino (animal pequeño)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
¡Ah! ¡Hay un bicho en la sopa!
Ah! There's a bug in the soup!

little devil

nombre masculino (desaprobación (niño travieso) (figurative, infantile)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Este niño es un bicho: no está quieto un segundo.
That boy is a little devil; he won't sit still for a second.

cock

nombre masculino (PR, vulgar (pene) (vulgar)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Gonzalo tenía el bicho más grande que jamás he visto.
Gonzalo had the biggest cock I've ever seen.

whiz, whizz

nombre masculino (CR, aprobación (persona hábil) (genius)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Ignacio es un bicho para arreglar motos.
Ignacio is a whiz at fixing motors.

cooter, pussy

nombre masculino (NI, vulgar (vagina) (US, vulgar, slang)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Esa mujer no lleva ropa interior y se le ve el bicho.
That woman isn't wearing underwear and you can see her cooter.

look casually

(UY, coloquial (mirar con desinterés)

rifle through, hunt through

(AR, BO, UY, coloquial (escudriñar furtivamente)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")

stare

(AR, BO, UY, coloquial (observar atentamente)

(intransitive verb: Verb not taking a direct object--for example, "She jokes." "He has arrived.")

weirdo

locución nominal masculina (coloquial (persona extraña)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
No te juntes con ese de gafas, es un bicho raro.
Don't get with that guy with the glasses; he is a weirdo.

nasty piece of work

locución nominal masculina (coloquial (persona mala) (colloquial)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Es un mal bicho; no te fíes de él.
He is a nasty piece of work; don't trust him.

every living creature, all living things

locución nominal masculina (coloquial (todo el mundo)

(expression: Prepositional phrase, adverbial phrase, or other phrase or expression--for example, "behind the times," "on your own.")
Se puso furioso y empezó a maldecir a todo bicho viviente.
He went into a rage and started cursing every living creature.

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