Etymology

basuco

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Today it means: Cocaine paste, especially in the context of its manufacture or consumption in South America. Full definition →

Colombian Spanish basuco ← Spanish bazucar ← English bazooka
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  1. English · derived frombazooka“rocket launcher”
  2. Spanish · derived frombazucar“to shake violently”
  3. Colombian Spanish · borrowed frombasuco
  4. English todaybasuco

From Colombian Spanish basuco, perhaps related to Spanish bazucar (“to shake violently”) or basura (“waste, trash”), or, alternatively, from English bazooka (“rocket launcher”), presumably because of the drug’s explosive effect. Doublet of bazooka (“crack cocaine”).

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