narco

== English == === Pronunciation === (UK) IPA(key): /ˈnɑːkəʊ/ (General American) IPA(key): /ˈnɑɹkoʊ/ Rhymes: -ɑː(ɹ)kəʊ === Etymology 1 === Clipping of narcotics. From narcotic. ==== Noun ==== narco (countable and uncountable, plural narcos) (uncountable, colloquial) Narcotics. (crime, countable) A Latin American drug baron, usually from Colombia or Mexico. (law enforcement, countable) Acronym of narcotics control officer (“a police officer specializing in drug crimes”). Synonym: narc ===== Related terms ===== (narcotics agent): knocko === Etymology 2 === Clipping of narcoleptic. ==== Noun ==== narco (plural narcos) (pathology) Someone suffering from narcolepsy. === Anagrams === Carno, Coran, Corna, acorn, acron, caron, coran, racon == Spanish == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈnaɾko/ [ˈnaɾ.ko] Rhymes: -aɾko Syllabification: nar‧co === Etymology 1 === Short for narcotraficante (“drug trafficker”). ==== Noun ==== narco m (plural narcos, feminine narca, feminine plural narcas) drug trafficker, drug lord ===== Derived terms ===== ===== Related terms ===== === Etymology 2 === Short for narcotráfico (“drug trafficking”). ==== Noun ==== narco m (uncountable) (colloquial) drug trafficking ===== Hyponyms ===== narcomayoreo narcomenudeo ===== Derived terms ===== === Further reading === “narco”, 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