different between narcolepsy vs narco

English

Etymology

From French narcolepsie. Surface etymology is narco- +? -lepsy, from Ancient Greek ?????? (narkó?, “put to sleep”) +? ????? (lêpsis, “seizure”).

Noun

narcolepsy (countable and uncountable, plural narcolepsies)

1. (pathology) A disorder characterized by sudden and uncontrollable attacks of deep sleep, often brief, sometimes accompanied by paralysis and hallucinations

   Excitement-induced narcolepsy caused him to sleep through the most important events of his life.

Derived terms

• narcoleptic

Translations

English

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /?n??k??/
• Rhymes: -??(?)k??

Etymology 1

From narcotic.

Noun

narco (plural narcos)

1. Narcotics.
   • 1971, Robert Deane Pharr, SRO:

     Margo sighed her contentment. ‘Selling narco in Harlem is the life. There's nothing finer.’

   • 2002, Jeanette Windle, The DMZ:

     Colonel Thornton had the deepest admiration for the Colombians at all levels of society who had made a stand against corruption and narco-dealing, often at the cost of their own lives.

2. A South American drug baron.
3. A police officer specializing in drug crimes

Related terms

• knocko, another term for a narcotics agent

Etymology 2

From narcolepsy.

Noun

narco (plural narcos)

1. Someone suffering from narcolepsy

Anagrams

• Carno, Coran, Corna, acorn, acron, caron, coran, racon

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?na?ko/, [?na?.ko]

Etymology 1

Short for narcotraficante (“drug dealer”).

Noun

narco m (plural narcos, feminine narca, feminine plural narcas)

1. drug dealer, drug lord

Derived terms

• narco-

Related terms

• narcótico

Etymology 2

Short for narcotráfico (“drug trafficking”).

Noun

narco m (uncountable)

1. (colloquial) drug trafficking

Hyponyms

• narcomayoreo
• narcomenudeo

Derived terms

• narco-