gusano

Chavacano

Etymology

From Spanish gusano.

Noun

gusano

1. worm

Spanish

Etymology

Uncertain. Possibly from Latin cossus (with an additional suffix), according to the Diccionario de la lengua española of 1884, but this is highly unlikely.^[1] Possibly from a pre-Roman substrate of Iberia. Unrelated to гу́сеница (gúsenica, “worm”)

In the sense of "counter-revolutionary" or "reactionary" it can be attributed to Fidel Castro.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɡuˈsano/ [ɡuˈsa.no]

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• Rhymes: -ano
• Syllabification: gu‧sa‧no

Noun

gusano m (plural gusanos)

1. worm

   Synonym: lombriz

   gusano de seda ― silkworm

2. insect larva, such as a grub, caterpillar, or maggot

   Synonyms: larva, oruga

3. (Chicano, derogatory) Hispanicized Mexican
4. (Cuba, derogatory) Cuban reactionary or counter-revolutionary

Derived terms

• agujero de gusano
• agusanar
• gusanear
• gusanillo
• gusanito
• gusano de la seda
• gusano de luz
• gusano de seda
• gusano informático
• gusano plano
• gusano redondo
• gusano soldado

Descendants

• → Chavacano: gusano

See also

• gusarapa

References

1. Joan Coromines, José A[ntonio] Pascual (1983–1991) “gusano”, in Diccionario crítico etimológico castellano e hispánico [Critical Castilian and Hispanic Etymological Dictionary] (in Spanish), Madrid: Gredos

Further reading

• “gusano”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10