Masculine
gusano
Meaning
- (masculine) worm
- (masculine) insect larva, such as a grub, caterpillar, or maggot
- (figuratively, masculine) worm, low person
- (Cuba, derogatory, masculine) Cuban reactionary or counter-revolutionary
Concepts
Synonyms
Translations
Wurm
verme
ver
verme
worm
cuc
vermis
σκουλήκι
kurt
دودةFrequency
Hyphenated as
gu‧sa‧no
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ɡuˈsano/
Etymology
Inherited from Old Spanish gusano, of further uncertain origin. Possibly from Latin cossus (with an additional suffix), according to the Diccionario de la lengua española of 1884, but this is highly unlikely. Possibly from Paleo-Hispanic. Unrelated to Russian гу́сеница (gúsenica, “worm”). In the sense of "counter-revolutionary" or "reactionary" it can be attributed to Fidel Castro.
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