Spanish
Etymology
From narco- (“drug, drugs”) + mayoreo (“wholesale”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /naɾkomaʝoˈɾeo/ [naɾ.ko.ma.ʝoˈɾe.o]
- IPA(key): /naɾkomaʝoˈɾeo/ [naɾ.ko.ma.ʝoˈɾe.o] (everywhere but Argentina and Uruguay)
- IPA(key): /naɾkomaʃoˈɾeo/ [naɾ.ko.ma.ʃoˈɾe.o] (Buenos Aires and environs)
- IPA(key): /naɾkomaʒoˈɾeo/ [naɾ.ko.ma.ʒoˈɾe.o] (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay)
- Rhymes: -eo
- Syllabification: nar‧co‧ma‧yo‧re‧o
Noun
narcomayoreo m (uncountable)
- the sale of illegal drugs in large quantities; illegal drug trade
- Antonym: narcomenudeo