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Chavacano
Etymology
From Spanish gusano.
Noun
gusano
- worm
Spanish
Etymology
Uncertain. Possibly from Latin cossus (with an additional suffix), according to the Diccionario de la lengua española of 1884, but this is highly unlikely. Possibly from a pre-Roman substrate of Iberia.
In the sense of "counter-revolutionary" or "reactionary" it can be attributed to Fidel Castro.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ɡuˈsano/
- Rhymes: -ano
- Syllabification: gu‧sa‧no
Noun
gusano m (plural gusanos)
- worm
- Synonym: lombriz
- gusano de seda ― silkworm
- insect larva, such as a grub, caterpillar, or maggot
- Synonyms: larva, oruga
- (Chicano, derogatory) Hispanicized Mexican
- (Cuba, derogatory) Cuban reactionary or counter-revolutionary
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