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narco¹

  • /ˈnɑːkəʊ/ UK
  • /ˈnɑɹkoʊ/ US

Rhymes with -ɑː(ɹ)kəʊ

Where it comes from

Clipping of narcotics. From narcotic.

noun narcos

  1. colloquial, uncountable Narcotics. Margo sighed her contentment. ‘Selling narco in Harlem is the life. There's nothing finer.’
  2. countable A Latin American drug baron, usually from Colombia or Mexico. The conflict has become a test of endurance for both the government and the narcos.
  3. abbreviation, acronym, countable Acronym of narcotics control officer (“a police officer specializing in drug crimes”).

    Similar: narc

narco²

  • /ˈnɑːkəʊ/ UK
  • /ˈnɑɹkoʊ/ US

Rhymes with -ɑː(ɹ)kəʊ

Where it comes from

Clipping of narcoleptic.

noun narcos

  1. Someone suffering from narcolepsy. I too am a narco. Have been for about 10 years.

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"narco." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/narco. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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narco. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/narco

Chicago

"narco." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/narco.

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@misc{narco_2026,
  title = {narco},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/narco},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}