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charco

American  
[chahr-koh] / ˈtʃɑr koʊ /

noun

Southwestern U.S.
  • charcos
    plural
  1. a water hole, pool, or puddle.


Other Word Forms

Noun Inflected Forms


Etymology

Origin of charco

An Americanism first recorded in 1885–90; from Latin American Spanish, Spanish; of obscure origin


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But when he staggered to his feet his first move was to find his soap and towel and start for the /charco/.

From Heart of the West by O. Henry

She was conscious that a keen and hostile pair of eyes was searching the coverts surrounding the charco.

From Heart of the Sunset by Rex Ellingwood Beach

Now face about and walk to the charco, both of you.

From Heart of the Sunset by Rex Ellingwood Beach

The charco, or water hole, was twelve yards away.

From Heart of the West [Annotated] by Joseph E. Loewenstein

My idea," said I, "of a happy home is an eight-room house in a grove of live-oaks by the side of a charco on a Texas prairie.

From Options by O. Henry

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