narcoculture

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noun

A subculture based around illegal drug cartels in Latin America.

OriginEnglish culture ← Middle French culture ← Latin cultūra →
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Meanings

nounnarcoculture (uncountable)
  1. uncountableA subculture based around illegal drug cartels in Latin America.

Origin

  1. Ancient Greekνάρκη (nárkē)
  2. Ancient Greekναρκόω (narkóō)
  3. Englishnarco-
  4. Proto-Indo-European*kʷelh₁-
  5. Proto-Indo-European*kʷélh₁eti
  6. Proto-Italic*kʷelō
  7. Latincolō
  8. Latincultūra
  9. Middle Frenchculture
  10. Englishculture
  11. Englishnarcoculture

From narco- + culture.

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APA

narcoculture. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/narcoculture

MLA

“narcoculture.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/narcoculture. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “narcoculture,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/narcoculture.

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