guanajo

Spanish

Etymology

From Arhuaco wanašu.

Noun

guanajo m (plural guanajos)

1. (Cuba) turkey (bird)

   Synonyms: (Spanish) pavo, (Mexico) guajolote, (El Salvador, southern Guatemala) chompipe, (Guatemala, southern Mexico) chumpe, (Venezuela, Colombia) pisco

2. (Cuba) fool (moron)

Further reading

• “guanajo”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10