narco
See also: narco-
English
Pronunciation
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- Rhymes: -ɑː(ɹ)kəʊ
Etymology 1
From narcotic.
Noun
narco (plural narcos)
- Narcotics.
- 1971, Robert Deane Pharr, SRO:
- Margo sighed her contentment. ‘Selling narco in Harlem is the life. There's nothing finer.’
- 2002, Jeanette Windle, The DMZ:
- Colonel Thornton had the deepest admiration for the Colombians at all levels of society who had made a stand against corruption and narco-dealing, often at the cost of their own lives.
- 1971, Robert Deane Pharr, SRO:
- A South American drug baron.
- 2010 October 16, “Under the volcano”, in The Economist[1]:
- The conflict has become a test of endurance for both the government and the narcos.
- A police officer specializing in drug crimes
Related terms
- knocko, another term for a narcotics agent
Etymology 2
From narcolepsy.
Noun
narco (plural narcos)
- Someone suffering from narcolepsy
Anagrams
Spanish
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
Short for narcotraficante (“drug dealer”).
Noun
narco m (plural narcos, feminine narca, feminine plural narcas)
Derived terms
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Etymology 2
Short for narcotráfico (“drug trafficking”).
Noun
narco m (uncountable)
- (colloquial) drug trafficking
- la guerra contra el narco
- the war against drug trafficking
- la guerra contra el narco
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