gusano

From Spanish gusano.

gusano

1. worm

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.^[1] Possibly from Paleo-Hispanic. Unrelated to гу́сеница (gúsenica, “worm”)

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. (figurative) worm, low person
4. (Chicano, derogatory) Hispanicized Mexican
5. (Cuba, derogatory) Cuban reactionary or counter-revolutionary

• → Chavacano: gusano

• gusarapa

• “gusano”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 10 December 2024