noun
Meaning 1
Narcotics.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: colloquial, uncountable
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Meaning relationships
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Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
narco
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Sound
Pronunciation
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UK: /ˈnɑːkəʊ/
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Southern-England: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
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General-American: /ˈnɑɹkoʊ/
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rhymes with -ɑː(ɹ)kəʊ
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CMU ARPABET: N AA1 R K OW0 Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
noun
Meaning 2
A Latin American drug baron, usually from Colombia or Mexico.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable
Qualifier: crime
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noun
Meaning 3
Acronym of narcotics control officer (“a police officer specializing in drug crimes”).
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: abbreviation, acronym, alt-of, countable
Topics: government, law-enforcement
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: narc
Antonyms: none provided
noun
Meaning 4
Someone suffering from narcolepsy.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: medicine, pathology, sciences
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History
Etymology
Clipping of narcotics. From narcotic.
Clipping of narcoleptic.