guano

== English == === Etymology === Borrowed from Spanish guano, from Quechua wanu. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈɡwɑːnəʊ/ Rhymes: -ɑːnəʊ === Noun === guano (countable and uncountable, plural guanos or guanoes) Dung from a sea bird or from a bat. Hyponyms: (vulgar) birdshit, (vulgar) batshit Coccothrinax borhidiana, a variety of palm tree indigenous to Cuba. (obsolete) A variety of seabird. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === Verb === guano (third-person singular simple present guanos, present participle guanoing, simple past and past participle guanoed) (transitive) To fertilize (land) with guano. ==== Derived terms ==== unguanoed === Anagrams === Aguon == Danish == === Etymology === From Spanish guano, from Quechua wanu. === Noun === guano c (singular definite guanoen, not used in plural form) guano ==== Declension ==== === References === “guano” in Den Danske Ordbog == Finnish == === Etymology === From Spanish guano, from Quechua wanu. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈɡuɑno/, [ˈɡuɑ̝no̞] Rhymes: -uɑno Syllabification(key): gu‧a‧no Hyphenation(key): gua‧no === Noun === guano guano ==== Declension ==== === Further reading === “guano”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎[1] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2 July 2023 == French == === Etymology === Borrowed from Spanish guano, from Quechua wanu. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ɡwa.no/ === Noun === guano m (plural guanos) guano ==== Descendants ==== → Romanian: guano === Further reading === “guano”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012 == Italian == === Noun === guano m (plural guani) guano === Anagrams === aguno, agunò == Polish == === Etymology === Borrowed from Spanish guano, from Quechua wanu. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ɡuˈa.nɔ/ Rhymes: -anɔ Syllabification: gu‧a‧no === Noun === guano n guano (bat or sea bird feces) (euphemistic) guano, crap ==== Declension ==== === Further reading === guano in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN guano in Polish dictionaries at PWN == Portuguese == === Etymology === Borrowed from Spanish guano, from Quechua wanu (“dung”). === Pronunciation === Rhymes: (Portugal) -ɐnu, (Brazil) -ɐ̃nu Hyphenation: gua‧no === Noun === guano m (uncountable) (uncountable) guano (bat or sea bird feces) fertilizer made from such feces === References === === Further reading === “guano”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026 == Romanian == === Etymology === Borrowed from French guano. === Noun === guano n (uncountable) guano ==== Declension ==== == Spanish == === Etymology === Borrowed from Quechua wanu (“dung”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈɡwano/ [ˈɡwa.no] Rhymes: -ano Syllabification: gua‧no === Noun === guano m (plural guanos) guano ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Descendants ==== === Further reading === “guano”, 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