gusano

Chavacano

Etymology

From Spanish gusano.

Noun

gusano

1. 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/ [ɡuˈsa.no]

• Audio (Spain):

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• Rhymes: -ano
• Syllabification: gu‧sa‧no

Noun

gusano m (plural gusanos)

1. worm

   Synonym: lombriz

   gusano de seda ― silkworm

2. insect larva, such as a grub, caterpillar, or maggot

   Synonyms: larva, oruga

3. (Chicano, derogatory) Hispanicized Mexican
4. (Cuba, derogatory) Cuban reactionary or counter-revolutionary

Derived terms

• agujero de gusano
• agusanar
• gusanear
• gusanillo
• gusanito
• gusano de la seda
• gusano de luz
• gusano de seda
• gusano informático
• gusano plano
• gusano redondo
• gusano soldado

 

Descendants

• → Chavacano: gusano

See also

• gusarapa

Further reading

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