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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)
- (colloquial, El Salvador) booze, rotgut (cheap alcoholic drink)
- (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)
- (ornithology) small parrot
Etymology 3
Verb
guaro
- first-person singular present indicative of guarir
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