gusano

From Spanish gusano.

gusano

1. worm

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 from a pre-Roman substrate of Iberia.

In the sense of "counter-revolutionary" or "reactionary" it can be attributed to Fidel Castro.

• IPA^(key): /ɡuˈsano/ [ɡuˈsa.no]

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• Rhymes: -ano
• Syllabification: gu‧sa‧no

gusano m (plural gusanos)

1. worm

   Synonym: lombriz

   gusano de seda ― silkworm

2. insect larva, such as a grub, caterpillar, or maggot

   Synonyms: larva, oruga

3. (Chicano, derogatory) Hispanicized Mexican
4. (Cuba, derogatory) Cuban reactionary or counter-revolutionary

• → Chavacano: gusano

• gusarapa

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