different between guaco vs guac

English

Wikispecies

Wikispecies

Etymology

From Spanish guaco, from a Native American language.

Noun

guaco (countable and uncountable, plural guacos)

1. Any of various vine-like climbing plants of Central and South America and the West Indies, including Mikania and Aristolochia species, reputed to have curative powers.

Synonyms

• bejuco, guao, huaco, vejuco

Hyponyms

• Mikania congesta

Anagrams

• cagou

Spanish

Etymology

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Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /??wako/, [??wa.ko]

Noun

guaco m (plural guacos)

1. guaco

Descendants

• ? English: guaco

Further reading

• “guaco” in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014.

English

Noun

guac (uncountable)

1. (informal) Clipping of guacamole.
   • 2011, Elise Allen, Populazzi, Harcourt (2011), ?ISBN, page 347:

     “Ooh, are you filling those?” Eddie nodded to the pretzel bowls in my hand. “'Cause we're almost out of chips and guac here, too.”

   • 2012, Jon Bonnell, Jon Bonnell's Texas Favorites, Gibbs Smith (2012), ?ISBN, page 22:

     The key to making good guac (as it's often called in Texas) is the proper balance of acidity, salt and spice.

   • 2012, Brian L. Patton, The Sexy Vegan Cookbook: Extraordinary Food from an Ordinary Dude, New World Library (2012), ?ISBN, page 183:

     You can extend the life of your guac by transferring leftovers to an airtight container.

   • For more quotations using this term, see Citations:guac.