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charco

American  
[chahr-koh] / ˈtʃɑr koʊ /

noun

Southwestern U.S.

plural

charcos
  1. a water hole, pool, or puddle.


Etymology

Origin of charco

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

Example Sentences

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

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

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 Henry, O.

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

From Heart of the Sunset by Beach, Rex Ellingwood

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 Henry, O.

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 [Annotated] by Loewenstein, Joseph E.