guacharo

[ gwah-chuh-roh ]

/ ˈgwɑ tʃəˌroʊ /

noun, plural gua·cha·ros.

a nocturnal, fruit-eating, South American bird, Steatornis caripensis, the young of which yield an oil derived from their fat.

Also called oilbird.

Origin of guacharo

Borrowed into English from American Spanish around 1820–30

Words nearby guacharo

GTS, gtt., GU, guac, guacamole, guacharo, guaco, Guadalajara, Guadalcanal, Guadalquivir, Guadalupe Hidalgo

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Example sentences from the Web for guacharo

One afternoon we made an attempt on the other Guacharo cave, which lies in the cliff on the landward side of the Monos Boca.
At Last|Charles Kingsley
The following morning early we rowed away again, full of longing, but not of hope, of reaching one or other of the Guacharo caves.
At Last|Charles Kingsley
This fat is known by the name of butter or oil (manteca or aceite) of the Guacharo.
At Last|Charles Kingsley
We could see into and through the gap in Huevos, through which we had tried to reach the Guacharo cave.
At Last|Charles Kingsley

In habits the guacharo is wholly nocturnal, slumbering by day in deep and dark caverns which it frequents in vast numbers.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 6|Various

British Dictionary definitions for guacharo

guacharo

/ (ˈɡwɑːtʃəˌrəʊ) /

noun plural -ros

another name for oilbird

Word Origin for guacharo

C19: from Spanish guácharo

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单词	guacharo
释义	guacharo [ gwah-chuh-roh ] / ˈgwɑ tʃəˌroʊ / noun, plural gua·cha·ros. a nocturnal, fruit-eating, South American bird, Steatornis caripensis, the young of which yield an oil derived from their fat. Also called oilbird. Origin of guacharo Borrowed into English from American Spanish around 1820–30 Words nearby guacharo GTS, gtt., GU, guac, guacamole, guacharo, guaco, Guadalajara, Guadalcanal, Guadalquivir, Guadalupe Hidalgo Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for guacharo One afternoon we made an attempt on the other Guacharo cave, which lies in the cliff on the landward side of the Monos Boca. At Last\|Charles Kingsley The following morning early we rowed away again, full of longing, but not of hope, of reaching one or other of the Guacharo caves. At Last\|Charles Kingsley This fat is known by the name of butter or oil (manteca or aceite) of the Guacharo. At Last\|Charles Kingsley We could see into and through the gap in Huevos, through which we had tried to reach the Guacharo cave. At Last\|Charles Kingsley In habits the guacharo is wholly nocturnal, slumbering by day in deep and dark caverns which it frequents in vast numbers. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 6\|Various British Dictionary definitions for guacharo guacharo / (ˈɡwɑːtʃəˌrəʊ) / noun plural -ros another name for oilbird Word Origin for guacharo C19: from Spanish guácharo Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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