guaro

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɡwaɾo/ [ˈɡwa.ɾo]
• Rhymes: -aɾo
• Syllabification: gua‧ro

Etymology 1

According to the DRAE, from the same root as guarapo, ultimately from Quechua [Term?].

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

Further reading

• “guaro”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014