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guano

/ɡˈwɒˌnəʊ/GWO-noh
/ɡˈwɑˌnoʊ/GWAH-noh

Meaningdung

Common meaning: seabird droppings used as fertiliser

Journey through time

  1. Peruvian (Quechua)huanu‘dung’source
  2. Spanishguanosource
  3. Englishmeaning shiftsdung → seabird droppings used as fertiliserguano‘seabird droppings used as fertiliser’ · today

Sources & notes

Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.

Pronunciation

  • UK IPA: converted from the US form by rule (unchecked). Respelling: generated.
  • No UK recording; the speaker uses your device’s en-GB voice.
  • US IPA: CMUdict (BSD-2), converted to IPA by rule. Respelling: generated.
  • No US recording; the speaker uses your device’s en-US voice.

Origin: Built on Peruvian (Quechua) huanu ‘dung’.

Roots

  • huanu Peruvian (Quechua) “dung”

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