guanajo

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Arhuaco wanašu.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɡwaˈnaxo/ [ɡwaˈna.xo]
• Rhymes: -axo
• Syllabification: gua‧na‧jo

Noun

guanajo m (plural guanajos) (Cuba)

1. turkey (bird)

   Synonyms: (Spanish) pavo, (Mexico) guajolote, (El Salvador, Nicaragua, southern Guatemala) chompipe, (Guatemala, southern Mexico) chumpe, (Venezuela, Colombia) pisco

2. fool (moron)

   Synonyms: tonto, bobo, pendejo

Further reading

• “guanajo”, 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