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guacharo
[ gwah-chuh-roh ]
noun
, plural gua·cha·ros.
- a nocturnal, fruit-eating, South American bird, Steatornis caripensis, the young of which yield an oil derived from their fat.
guacharo
/ ˈɡwɑːtʃəˌrəʊ /
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Word History and Origins
Origin of guacharo1
First recorded in 1820–30; from South American Spanish guácharo, from guacho “vagabond,” from Quechua wakcha “orphan, poor person” (perhaps because of the bird's sad-sounding cries)
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Word History and Origins
Origin of guacharo1
C19: from Spanish guácharo
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Example Sentences
To go down into the Guacharo signifies in their language to die.
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One afternoon we made an attempt on the other Guacharo cave, which lies in the cliff on the landward side of the Monos Boca.
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The following morning early we rowed away again, full of longing, but not of hope, of reaching one or other of the Guacharo caves.
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There was another Guacharo cave in the Monos channel, more under the lee.
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We could see into and through the gap in Huevos, through which we had tried to reach the Guacharo cave.
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