guano

See also: Guano, guanó, and guáno

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish guano, from Quechua wanu.

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -ɑːnəʊ

Noun

guano (countable and uncountable, plural guanos)

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

   Hyponyms: (vulgar) birdshit, (vulgar) batshit

Derived terms

• guanite
• rock guano

 

Translations

dung from a sea bird or from a bat

• Bulgarian: гуано n (guano), птича тор f (ptiča tor)
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 海鳥糞／海鸟粪 (zh) (hǎiniǎofèn), 海鸟粪 (zh) (hǎiniǎofèn)

• Czech: guáno (cs) n
• Dutch: guano (nl)
• Estonian: guaano
• Finnish: guano (fi)
• French: guano (fr) m
• German: Guano (de) m
• Greek: γκουανό (el) n (gkouanó)
• Hebrew: גואנו
• Icelandic: drit (is) n
• (deprecated template usage) {{trans-mid}}
• Irish: diuáin m, guanó m
• Italian: guano (it) m
• Japanese: グアノ (ja) (guano), 海鳥糞 (ja) (かいちょうふん, kaichōfun), 鳥糞石 (ja) (ちょうふんせき, chōfunseki)
• Korean: 새똥 (ko) (saettong), 해조분 (haejobun)
• Polish: guano (pl) n
• Portuguese: guano m
• Quechua: wanu
• Russian: гуа́но (ru) n (guáno)
• Spanish: guano m
• Turkish: guano (tr)
• Venetian: schito (vec) m, schit m

Anagrams

• Aguon

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Finnish

Noun

guano

1. guano

Declension

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 third-person possessor singular plural nominative guanonsa guanonsa accusative nom. guanonsa guanonsa gen. guanonsa genitive guanonsa guanojensa partitive guanoaan guanoansa guanojaan guanojansa inessive guanossaan guanossansa guanoissaan guanoissansa elative guanostaan guanostansa guanoistaan guanoistansa illative guanoonsa guanoihinsa adessive guanollaan guanollansa guanoillaan guanoillansa ablative guanoltaan guanoltansa guanoiltaan guanoiltansa allative guanolleen guanollensa guanoilleen guanoillensa essive guanonaan guanonansa guanoinaan guanoinansa translative guanokseen guanoksensa guanoikseen guanoiksensa abessive guanottaan guanottansa guanoittaan guanoittansa instructive — — comitative — guanoineen guanoinensa

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Italian

Noun

guano m (plural guani)

1. guano

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Portuguese

Mineração de guano

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish guano, from a Quechuan language wanu (“dung”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɡwɐ.no/

Noun

guano m (uncountable)

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

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Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Quechua wanu (“dung”).

Pronunciation

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

Noun

guano m (plural guanos)

1. guano