Meaning and background
The story behind Loca
Loca is the feminine form of the Spanish adjective loco. The RAE records senses ranging from loss of reason or imprudence to colloquial excitement, happiness or strong fondness for someone or something. That range matters when explaining a playful dog name: an owner may intend exuberance, while the word also has less affectionate uses. The dictionary documents the language association without making a clinical claim about a bearer.
- Association
- Feminine Spanish loco, with senses including imprudent, uncontrolled, excited, very happy or strongly fond. Source
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About Loca
Recorded as a dog’s name
Loca appears in 3 dog licence records in the 2026 New York City dataset.
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Pronunciation and rhythm
/loʊkə/
US English sound sequence, converted from the CMU dictionary. Stress marks are shown separately.
Stress on the first syllable in the recorded US readings.
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/loʊkə/ · primary stress on syllable 1L OW1 K AH0
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Sources and research notes (2)
- New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene NYC Dog Licensing Dataset — extract_year 2026 — Dog licence periods, not unique dogs; NYC only. No owner-level fields retrieved.
- Carnegie Mellon University / CMU Sphinx maintainers CMU US English Pronouncing Dictionary — US English dictionary readings; not owner-specific or exhaustive multilingual pronunciation
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