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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD GUACO

From American Spanish.
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PRONUNCIATION OF GUACO

guaco  [ˈɡwɑːkəʊ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF GUACO

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Guaco is a noun.
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WHAT DOES GUACO MEAN IN ENGLISH?

guaco

Guaco

Guaco, huaco, or guao, also vejuco and bejuco are terms applied to various vine-like Central American, South American, and West Indian climbing plants, reputed to have curative powers. Native Americans and Colombians believe that the guaco was named after a species of kite, in imitation of its cry, which they say it uses to attract the snakes which it feeds on. Tradition says that the plant's powers as an antidote were discovered through watching the bird eat the leaves, and even spread the juice on its wings, before attacking the snakes. Any twining plant with a heart-shaped leaf, white and green above and purple beneath, is called a guaco by Native Americans, which does not necessarily coincide with which plants are “true” guacos, as far as naturalists are concerned. What is most commonly recognized in Colombia as guaco, or Vejuco del guaco, would appear to be Mikania guaco, a climbing Composite plant of the tribe Eupatorieae, preferring moist and shady situations, and having a much-branched and deep-growing root, variegated, serrated, opposite leaves and dull white flowers, in axillary clusters.

Definition of guaco in the English dictionary

The definition of guaco in the dictionary is any of several tropical American plants whose leaves are used as an antidote to snakebite, esp the climbers Mikania guaco, family Asteraceae, or Aristolochia maxima, family Aristolochiaceae. Other definition of guaco is the leaves of any of these plants.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH GUACO


arco
ˈɑːkəʊ
cheechako
tʃiːˈtʃɑːkəʊ
cheechalko
tʃiːˈtʃɑːkəʊ
chico
ˈtʃiːkəʊ
eco
ˈiːkəʊ
fico
ˈfiːkəʊ
guanaco
ɡwɑːˈnɑːkəʊ
kokako
ˈkəʊˌkɑːkəʊ
macaco
məˈkɑːkəʊ
mako
ˈmɑːkəʊ
mako-mako
ˈmɑːkəʊˌmɑːkəʊ
mico
ˈmiːkəʊ
Nikko
ˈniːkəʊ
Pernambuco
ˌpɜːnəmˈbjuːkəʊ
taco
ˈtɑːkəʊ
Tarraco
təˈrɑːkəʊ
Turco
ˈtɜːkəʊ
viliaco
vɪlˈjɑːkəʊ
yarco
ˈjɑːkəʊ
yuko
ˈjuːkəʊ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE GUACO

guacamole
guachamole
guacharo
Guadalajara
Guadalcanal
Guadalquivir
Guadalupe Hidalgo
Guadeloupe
Guadiana
guaiac
guaiacol
guaiacum
guaiocum
Guam
Guamanian
guan
guanabana
Guanabara
guanaco

WORDS THAT END LIKE GUACO

babaco
banco
Blanco
Chaco
co
coco
disco
Draco
Franco
Gran Chaco
intonaco
Mexico
Monaco
morocco
paco
poco
Puerto Rico
San Francisco
touraco
turaco

Synonyms and antonyms of guaco in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «guaco» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF GUACO

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Translator English - Chinese

guaco
1,325 millions of speakers

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guaco
570 millions of speakers

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guaco
510 millions of speakers

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guaco
380 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Arabic

غواقة
280 millions of speakers

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guaco
278 millions of speakers

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guaco
270 millions of speakers

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Guaco
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guaco
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Guaco
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guaco
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guaco
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guaco
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Guaco
85 millions of speakers
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guaco
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guaco
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

गॉको
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

guaco
70 millions of speakers

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guaco
65 millions of speakers

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guaco
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guaco
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guaco
30 millions of speakers
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guaco
15 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Afrikaans

guaco
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Translator English - Swedish

guaco
10 millions of speakers
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guaco
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Trends of use of guaco

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «GUACO»

The term «guaco» is regularly used and occupies the 100.360 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «GUACO» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about guaco

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «GUACO»

Discover the use of guaco in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to guaco and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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London Medical and Surgical Journal
It is an eupaio- ria, placed by Willdenow and other botanists in a sub-division, under the genus mikania (the mikania guaco), and possesses affinities with the ccere- a pigueria, steira, &c. " The mikania guaco (the eupato- rium of Lamark and ...
‎1833
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Dictionary of Jamaican English
guaco, plants of genus Mikania, of Arawakan origin (Roig y Mesa, Pichardo). By folk-etym this has also become quaco bush. Cf OED 1 822-34-* for the substance extracted from the plant. Any of several wild plants of the genus Mikania, ...
Frederic Gomes Cassidy, Robert Brock Le Page, 2002
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The Chemist
Guaco, an Antidote for Snake Bites. A recent announcement of the successful employment of a drug called Guaco in some cases of deafness, has induced inquiry for it in London. We think it desirable to point out that the name Guaco is ...
‎1854
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the chemist
Guaco, an Antidote for Snake Bites. A recent announcement of the successful employment of a drug called Guaco in some cases of deafness, has induced inquiry for it in London. We think it desirable to point out that the name Guaco is ...
john and charles watt, 1854
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The Botany of the Voyage of H. M. S. Herald, during the ...
Guaco" et " Yerba de Guaco." In forests all over the Isthmus. " Among the numerous plants used by the inhabitants of America to counteract the effect of the bites of venomous snakes, those called Guacos or Huacos occupy a prominent place.
Berthold Seemann, 1852
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New remedies: the method of preparing and administering ...
The guaco was made known to us, forty or fifty years ago, by Mutis,2 who refers to its effects in cases of the bites of serpents. EFFECTS ON THE ECONOMY. Of the efficacy of the guaco in the Indian cholera, M. E. de Chaniac, Officier de Santi ...
Robley Dunglison, 1839
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The Lancet London: A Journal of British and Foreign ...
In South America, where I resided for twenty-five years, and where venomous ser - Tients are very numerous, a free use of the guaco infused in rum or other spirit, is generally esteemed as the best remedy for the bites of poisonous serpents, ...
‎1830
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The Quarterly Journal of Science, Literature and Art
Mutis, from whom Humboldt's account is chiefly taken, and almost copied verbatim (for I have the MS. of Mutis, or a copy of it), asserts indeed, that, by inoculation with the guaco, the system is rendered secure or unobnoxious to snake-poisons, ...
‎1830
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Quarterly Journal of Science, Literature, and the Arts
Mutis, from whom Humboldt's account is chiefly taken, and almost copied verbatim (for I have the MS. of Mutis, or a copy of it), asserts indeed, that, by inoculation with the guaco, the system is rendered secure or unobnoxious to snake-poisons, ...
‎1830
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Dunglison's American medical library
The most important species appears to be that called, in Peru, Guaco, or Huaco, which is held there in high consideration, as well as in Colombia, New Grenada, and Venezuela, not only in these cases, but in the prevention of hydrophobia.1 ...
Robley Dunglison, 1839

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «GUACO»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term guaco is used in the context of the following news items.
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Hot tickets: Slightly Stoopid, Electric Daisy Carnival
23, House of Blues. Tickets, which are $22, go on sale at 10 a.m. July 10. Guaco: 8 p.m. Dec. 18, House of Blues. Tickets, which are $40, go on ... «Florida Today, Jul 15»
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Panamerican Tiempo Libre
... titled “Monte Que Te Quedas” featuring Venezuelan salsa singer Luis Fernando Borjas (from Guaco) and Latin jazz drummer Armando Arce. «World Music Central, Jun 15»
3
Curaçao has new music festival
The Latin-oriented festival will feature performers including Jorge Celedón, Alberto Barros, Olga Tañón, Gilberto Santa Rosa, the Guaco Group ... «Curacao Chronicle, May 15»
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Guaco encenderá la pista de baile en 'In Concert 80'
El cierre del espectáculo, será justamente con los integrantes de la Superbanda de Venezuela Guaco, quienes además de presentar en vivo ... «Analítica.com, May 15»
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Estudian plantas contra el mal de Chagas
“Hemos trabajado, por ejemplo, con algunos lignanos de guaco, con xantonas de limoncillo y de bari, con cumarinas de zapote domingo y con ... «El Universal, Apr 15»
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UNAM identifica compuestos en plantas contra mal de Chagas
El investigador y su equipo identificaron compuestos contra la enfermedad en las plantas guaco (Aristolochia taliscana); aguacate (Persea ... «Pulso de San Luis, Mar 15»
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Curaçao heats up for “Viva La Música Latina”
On Friday May 29th there will be performances by Gilberto Santa Rosa, Grupo Guaco and Jorge Celedón and on Saturday May 30ththere will ... «Curacao Chronicle, Feb 15»
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Terrorismo en la feria de Los Puertos
La multitud ignoró los disparos, pensando que se trataba de fuegos artificiales, ya que la agrupación Guaco terminaba su show y esperaban ... «laverdad.com, Dec 14»
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What does it really cost to attend a Blazers game? Prices vary, a lot
If you're sharing, you might go for Guaco Taco's four-tacos-and-chips-and-guacamole deal for $14.50. All that said, the game experience offers ... «The Oregonian - OregonLive.com, Oct 14»
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Going Out Guide for Montgomery County, Oct. 9-15, 2014.
Guaco: La Super Banda De Venezuela The Venezuelan band mixes elements of gaita, salsa, pop, jazz and funk. 8 p.m. Bethesda Blues and ... «Washington Post, Oct 14»

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« EDUCALINGO. Guaco [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/guaco>. Apr 2024 ».
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