guaco
English
Wikispecies
Wikispecies
Etymology
From Spanish guaco, from a Native American language.
Noun
guaco (countable and uncountable, plural guacos)
- Any of various vine-like climbing plants of Central and South America and the West Indies, including Mikania and Aristolochia species, reputed to have curative powers.
Synonyms
- bejuco, guao, huaco, vejuco
Hyponyms
- Mikania congesta
Anagrams
- cagou
Spanish
Etymology
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Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈɡwako/ [ˈɡwa.ko]
Audio (Spain) (file) - Rhymes: -ako
- Syllabification: gua‧co
Noun
guaco m (plural guacos)
- guaco
Descendants
- → English: guaco
Further reading
- “guaco”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014