guerko
Ladino
Alternative forms
- uerko
- huerco (Haketia)
Etymology
From Old Spanish huerco (“Hell; the Devil”), from Latin Orcus (“the underworld; the god Pluto”). Cognate with English ogre and orc.
Noun
guerko m
- the Devil
Related terms
- ande se arrapa el guerko (“where the devil shaves”)
- el guerko ke se lo yeve (“may the devil take them”)