guano

English

Wikipedia

Etymology

From Spanish guano, from Quechuan huanu (“dung”).

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -ɑːnəʊ

Noun

guano (uncountable)

1. Dung from a sea bird or from a bat.
   • 1982: "grazes on bat excrement, delicately referred to as ‘bat guano’ in this week's Nature." —physics!tpkq, net.games.rogue
   • 1995: "The great white bat has great white guano!" —Jim Carrey, Ace Ventura: When Nature Calls

Translations

dung

Dutch: guano (nl) Estonian: guaano (et) Finnish: guano (fi) French: guano (fr) m.

German: Guano (de) m. Hebrew: גואנו Polish: guano (pl) n. Portuguese: guano (pt) m. Spanish: guano (es) m.

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Finnish

Noun

guano

1. guano

Declension

Declension of guano (type valo) singular plural nominative guano guanot genitive guanon guanojen partitive guanoa guanoja accusative guano guanon guanot inessive guanossa guanoissa elative guanosta guanoista illative guanoon guanoihin adessive guanolla guanoilla ablative guanolta guanoilta allative guanolle guanoille essive guanona guanoina translative guanoksi guanoiksi instructive – guanoin abessive guanotta guanoitta comitative – guanoineen

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Italian

Noun

guano m. (plural guani)

1. guano

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Portuguese

Mineração de guano

Etymology

From Spanish guano, from Quechuan huanu (“dung”).

Pronunciation

• (South Brazil) IPA: /ˈgwɐ.no/

Noun

guano m. (usually uncountable)

1. (uncountable) guano (bat or sea bird feces)
2. fertilizer made from such feces