narco

See also: narco-

English

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /ˈnɑːkəʊ/

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• Rhymes: -ɑː(ɹ)kəʊ

Etymology 1

Clipping of narcotics.. From narcotic.

Noun

narco (plural narcos)

1. Narcotics.
   • 1971, Robert Deane Pharr, SRO:

     Margo sighed her contentment. ‘Selling narco in Harlem is the life. There's nothing finer.’

   • 2002, Jeanette Windle, The DMZ:

     Colonel Thornton had the deepest admiration for the Colombians at all levels of society who had made a stand against corruption and narco-dealing, often at the cost of their own lives.

2. (crime) A South American drug baron.
   • 2010 October 16, “Under the volcano”, in The Economist‎^[1]:

     The conflict has become a test of endurance for both the government and the narcos.

3. (law enforcement) Acronym of narcotics control officer (“a police officer specializing in drug crimes”).

   Synonym: narc

Related terms

• (narcotics agent): knocko

Etymology 2

Clipping of narcoleptic..

Noun

narco (plural narcos)

1. (pathology) Someone suffering from narcolepsy
   • 1998 January 6, “Not many postings?”, in alt.support.narcolepsy‎^[2] (Usenet):

     I too am a narco. Have been for about 10 years.

   • 1999 February 1, Sean Flynn, “Life's dilemmas - sometimes, they ARE a bitch..”, in rec.music.hip-hop‎^[3] (Usenet):

     Besides, staying awake on your first day at a new job is definitely NOT a problem (unless you're a narco or something...).

   • 2007, Karen Russell, St. Lucy's Home for Girls Raised by Wolves‎^[4], →ISBN, page 62:

     Apneics, Others, and Narcos all gossip merrily on the walk back to our cabins.

Anagrams

• Carno, Coran, Corna, acorn, acron, caron, coran, racon

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈnaɾko/ [ˈnaɾ.ko]
• Rhymes: -aɾko
• Syllabification: nar‧co

Etymology 1

Short for narcotraficante (“drug dealer”).

Noun

narco m (plural narcos, feminine narca, feminine plural narcas)

1. drug dealer, drug lord

Derived terms

• narco-

 

Related terms

• narcótico

 

Etymology 2

Short for narcotráfico (“drug trafficking”).

Noun

narco m (uncountable)

1. (colloquial) drug trafficking

   la guerra contra el narco

   the war against drug trafficking

Hyponyms

• narcomayoreo
• narcomenudeo

Derived terms

• narco-

 

Further reading

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