• Narco

    Pronunciation

    • UK IPA: /ˈnɑːkəʊ/

    Origin 1

    From narcotic.

    Full definition of narco

    Noun

    narco

    (plural narcos)
    1. 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.
    2. A South American drug baron.
      • 2010, 16 Oct, Under the volcano, The conflict has become a test of endurance for both the government and the narcos.

    Origin 2

    From narcolepsy.

    Noun

    narco

    (plural narcos)
    1. Someone suffering from narcolepsy

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