narco
See also: narco-
English
editPronunciation
editEtymology 1
editClipping of narcotics.. From narcotic.
Noun
editnarco (plural narcos)
- 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.
- (crime) A Latin American drug baron, usually from Colombia or Mexico.
- 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.
- (law enforcement) Acronym of narcotics control officer (“a police officer specializing in drug crimes”).
- Synonym: narc
Related terms
edit- (narcotics agent): knocko
Etymology 2
editClipping of narcoleptic.
Noun
editnarco (plural narcos)
- (pathology) Someone suffering from narcolepsy
Anagrams
editSpanish
editPronunciation
editEtymology 1
editShort for narcotraficante (“drug trafficker”).
Noun
editnarco m (plural narcos, feminine narca, feminine plural narcas)
Derived terms
editRelated terms
editEtymology 2
editShort for narcotráfico (“drug trafficking”).
Noun
editnarco m (uncountable)
- (colloquial) drug trafficking
- la guerra contra el narco
- the war against drug trafficking
Hyponyms
editDerived terms
editFurther reading
edit- “narco”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014
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