gusano
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Etymology[edit]
Uncertain. Possibly from Latin cossus (with an additional suffix), according to the Diccionario de la lengua española of 1884, but this is highly unlikely.[1] Possibly of pre-Roman origin.
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
gusano m (plural gusanos)
- worm
- Synonym: lombriz
- gusano de seda ― silkworm
- insect larva, such as a grub, caterpillar, or maggot
- (Chicano, derogatory) Hispanicized Mexican
- (Cuba, derogatory) Cuban reactionary or counter-revolutionary
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Further reading[edit]
- “gusano” in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014.
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