guerko

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Ladino

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From Old Spanish huerco (Hell; the Devil), from Latin Orcus (the underworld; the god Pluto). Cognate with English ogre and orc.

Noun

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guerko m

  1. the Devil
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  • ande se arrapa el guerko (where the devil shaves)
  • el guerko ke se lo yeve (may the devil take them)