guanajo

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Arhuaco wanašu.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ɡwaˈnaxo/ [ɡwaˈna.xo]
Rhymes: -axo
Syllabification: gua‧na‧jo

Noun

guanajo m (plural guanajos)

(Cuba) turkey (bird)
Synonyms: (Spanish) pavo, (Mexico) guajolote, (El Salvador, Nicaragua, southern Guatemala) chompipe, (Guatemala, southern Mexico) chumpe, (Venezuela, Colombia) pisco
(Cuba) fool (moron)

Further reading

“guanajo”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014

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