Definitions for guaco

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guaco gua·co

Spelling: [gwah-koh]

IPA: /ˈgwɑ koʊ/

Guaco is a 5 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 8 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 11 points.

You can make 33 anagrams from letters in guaco (acgou).

Definitions for guaco

noun

1. a climbing composite plant, Mikania guaco, of tropical America.
2. its leaves, or a substance obtained from them, sometimes used locally as an antidote for snakebites.

Origin of guaco

Borrowed into English from American Spanish around 1815-25

Examples for guaco

A preparation of the guaco plant is highly esteemed on the Spanish main as an antidote against bites of snakes of all kinds.

But the polygala is quite inodorous, while the guaco gives forth a strong aromatic smell, resembling valerian.

Infusum guaco, L. From the bruised leaves and stems of guaco or huaco (Mikania guaco).

"guaco" and "huaco" are the same word, the intensity of the aspirate varying among different peoples.