noun · verb · 5 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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/ˈɡwɑːnəʊ/
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rhymes with -ɑːnəʊ
CMU ARPABET:G W AA1 N OW2
Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
1
noun
Meaning 1
Dung from a sea bird or from a bat.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Narrower terms: birdshit, batshit
2
noun
Meaning 2
Coccothrinax borhidiana, a variety of palm tree indigenous to Cuba.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
3
noun
Meaning 3
A variety of seabird.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, obsolete, uncountable
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
4
verb
Meaning 4
To fertilize (land) with guano.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: transitive
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Meaning relationships
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Antonyms: none provided
5
noun
Meaning 5
the excrement of sea birds; used as fertilizer
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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