guaro

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Spanish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈɡwaɾo/
  • Rhymes: -aɾo
  • Syllabification: gua‧ro

Etymology 1

According to the DRAE, from the same root as guarapo, ultimately from Quechua .

Noun

guaro m (uncountable)

  1. (colloquial, El Salvador) booze, rotgut (cheap alcoholic drink)
  2. (colloquial, Mexico, El Salvador, Nicaragua, Costa Rica, Colombia, Ecuador, Honduras, Guatemala) guaro, a clear liquor distilled from sugar cane juice

Etymology 2

From a native American language. (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Noun

guaro m (plural guaros)

  1. (ornithology) small parrot

Etymology 3

Verb

guaro

  1. first-person singular present indicative of guarir

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