Meanings
nounguacharo (plural guacharos or guacharoes)
plural guacharos · plural guacharoes
- datedthe oilbird (A nocturnal bird of South America and Trinidad (Steatornis caripensis)
Synonyms & antonyms
nounnocturnal fruit-eating bird of South America that has fatty young yielding an oil that is used instead of butter
Similar
oilbirdSteatornis caripensis
Broader
caprimulgiform bird
Also see
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
Compare Spanish guácharo (“sickly, dropsical”), guacharaca (“a sort of bird”).
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APA
guacharo. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/guacharo
MLA
“guacharo.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/guacharo. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “guacharo,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/guacharo.
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