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See also: Guano, guanó, and guáno

English

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Spanish guano, from Quechua wanu.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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guano (countable and uncountable, plural guanos or guanoes)

  1. Dung from a sea bird or from a bat.
    Hyponyms: (vulgar) birdshit, (vulgar) batshit
    • 1799, Edwin Sidney, Blights of the Wheat, and Their Remedies, page 175:
      The guano, so extensively used for manure, is full of the most beautiful infusoria, some of them splendidly iridiscent; and there is no better method of testing the genuineness of this useful substance than by the microscope.
    • 1844, J. Ridgway, Peruvian and Bolivian Guano, its nature, properties and results, page 22:
      In the second experiment, a comparative trial was made between guano and bone-dust mixed with coal ashes.
    • 1918, Philip Lindsey Gile, The bat guanos of Porto Rico and their fertilizing value, page 60:
      Low-grade phosphatic guanos can be mixed with coffee hulls and pulp, which contain a small amount of potash.
    • 1995, Ace Ventura: When Nature Calls:
      The great white bat has great white guano!
  2. Coccothrinax borhidiana, a variety of palm tree indigenous to Cuba.
    • 2010, James D. Nations, The Maya Tropical Forest:
      A roof made of guano palm fronds will last up to 15 years, although Maya harvesters point out that the leaves must be cut when the moon is full; otherwise, the stems become susceptible to insect damage.
  3. (obsolete) A variety of seabird.
    • 1703, William Dampier, A New Voyage round the World, volume 1:
      The Animals of these Islands, are some Hogs, Lizards, and Guanoes; and some of those Creatures mentioned in Chap. XI. which are like, but much bigger than the Guano.
    • 1764, Lives of illustrious British seamen, etc, page 111:
      Dampier observes, that no part of the globe is so well stocked with guanoes and land-tortoises as the Gallapagos. The guanoes are fat, tame, and of an extraordinary size.
    • 1765, John Barrow, A Collection Of Authentic, Useful, and Entertaining Voyages and Discoveries:
      These they call Guanoes, and the dung Guano, the Indian name for excrement in general. These birds, after spending the whole day in catching their food in the sea, repair at night to rest on the islands near the coast []
    • 1850, Annual Report of the American Institute, on the Subject of Agriculture, American Institute in the City of New York:
      The fish consumed by the guanoes, (as the fishing birds are called) are anchovies, the shoals of which are beyond all comparison.

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Finnish

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Etymology

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From Spanish guano, from Quechua wanu.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈɡuɑno/, [ˈɡuɑ̝no̞]
  • Rhymes: -uɑno
  • Hyphenation(key): gua‧no

Noun

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guano

  1. guano

Declension

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Inflection of guano (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation)
nominative guano guanot
genitive guanon guanojen
partitive guanoa guanoja
illative guanoon guanoihin
singular plural
nominative guano guanot
accusative nom. guano guanot
gen. guanon
genitive guanon guanojen
partitive guanoa guanoja
inessive guanossa guanoissa
elative guanosta guanoista
illative guanoon guanoihin
adessive guanolla guanoilla
ablative guanolta guanoilta
allative guanolle guanoille
essive guanona guanoina
translative guanoksi guanoiksi
abessive guanotta guanoitta
instructive guanoin
comitative See the possessive forms below.
Possessive forms of guano (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation)
first-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative guanoni guanoni
accusative nom. guanoni guanoni
gen. guanoni
genitive guanoni guanojeni
partitive guanoani guanojani
inessive guanossani guanoissani
elative guanostani guanoistani
illative guanooni guanoihini
adessive guanollani guanoillani
ablative guanoltani guanoiltani
allative guanolleni guanoilleni
essive guanonani guanoinani
translative guanokseni guanoikseni
abessive guanottani guanoittani
instructive
comitative guanoineni
second-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative guanosi guanosi
accusative nom. guanosi guanosi
gen. guanosi
genitive guanosi guanojesi
partitive guanoasi guanojasi
inessive guanossasi guanoissasi
elative guanostasi guanoistasi
illative guanoosi guanoihisi
adessive guanollasi guanoillasi
ablative guanoltasi guanoiltasi
allative guanollesi guanoillesi
essive guanonasi guanoinasi
translative guanoksesi guanoiksesi
abessive guanottasi guanoittasi
instructive
comitative guanoinesi
first-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative guanomme guanomme
accusative nom. guanomme guanomme
gen. guanomme
genitive guanomme guanojemme
partitive guanoamme guanojamme
inessive guanossamme guanoissamme
elative guanostamme guanoistamme
illative guanoomme guanoihimme
adessive guanollamme guanoillamme
ablative guanoltamme guanoiltamme
allative guanollemme guanoillemme
essive guanonamme guanoinamme
translative guanoksemme guanoiksemme
abessive guanottamme guanoittamme
instructive
comitative guanoinemme
second-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative guanonne guanonne
accusative nom. guanonne guanonne
gen. guanonne
genitive guanonne guanojenne
partitive guanoanne guanojanne
inessive guanossanne guanoissanne
elative guanostanne guanoistanne
illative guanoonne guanoihinne
adessive guanollanne guanoillanne
ablative guanoltanne guanoiltanne
allative guanollenne guanoillenne
essive guanonanne guanoinanne
translative guanoksenne guanoiksenne
abessive guanottanne guanoittanne
instructive
comitative guanoinenne

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French

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Spanish guano, from Quechua wanu.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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guano m (plural guanos)

  1. guano

Descendants

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  • Romanian: guano

Further reading

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Italian

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Noun

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guano m (plural guani)

  1. guano

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Polish

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Polish Wikipedia has an article on:
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Etymology

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Borrowed from Spanish guano, from Quechua wanu.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ɡuˈa.nɔ/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Rhymes: -anɔ
  • Syllabification: gu‧a‧no

Noun

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guano n

  1. guano (bat or sea bird feces)
  2. (euphemistic) guano, crap

Declension

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Further reading

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  • guano in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
  • guano in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Portuguese

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Mineração de guano

Etymology

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Borrowed from Spanish guano, from Quechua wanu (dung).[1][2]

Pronunciation

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  • Rhymes: (Portugal) -ɐnu, (Brazil) -ɐ̃nu
  • Hyphenation: gua‧no

Noun

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guano m (uncountable)

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

References

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  1. ^ guano”, in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 20032024
  2. ^ guano”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 20082024

Romanian

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Etymology

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Borrowed from French guano.

Noun

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guano n (uncountable)

  1. guano

Declension

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singular only indefinite definite
nominative-accusative guano guanoul
genitive-dative guano guanoului
vocative guanoule

Spanish

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Quechua wanu (dung).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈɡwano/ [ˈɡwa.no]
  • Rhymes: -ano
  • Syllabification: gua‧no

Noun

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guano m (plural guanos)

  1. guano

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