basuco

== English == === Alternative forms === basuko, bazuco, bazuko === Etymology === 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”). === Noun === basuco (uncountable) Cocaine paste, especially in the context of its manufacture or consumption in South America. ==== Translations ==== === References === === Anagrams === Cusabo == Spanish == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /baˈsuko/ [baˈsu.ko] Rhymes: -uko Syllabification: ba‧su‧co === Noun === basuco m (plural basucos) alternative form of bazuco (“basuco, cocaine paste”) === Further reading === “basuco”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025 “basuco”, in Diccionario de americanismos [Dictionary of Americanisms] (in Spanish), Association of Academies of the Spanish Language [Spanish: Asociación de Academias de la Lengua Española], 2010