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- Spanish · borrowed fromguaco
- English todayguaco
From Spanish guaco, from a Native American language.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
guaco
Today it means: Any of various vine-like climbing plants of Central and South America and the West Indies, including Mikania and Aristolochia species, reputed to have curative powers. Full definition →
Spanish guaco