narco

[ nahr-koh ]

/ ˈnɑr koʊ /

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noun, plural nar·cos.Slang.

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Origin of narco

Shortening of narcotic; cf. -o

Words nearby narco

narcissist, narcissistic, narcissistic personality, narcissistic personality disorder, narcissus, narco, narcoanalysis, narcodiagnosis, narcodollar, narcolepsy, narcoma

Other definitions for narco (2 of 2)

narco-

a combining form meaning “stupor,” “narcosis,” used in the formation of compound words: narcodiagnosis.

Also especially before a vowel, narc-.

Origin of narco-

<Greek nárk(ē) numbness, stiffness + -o-

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How to use narco in a sentence

This house on Parsioneros, after all, was only one of many such narco-tombs in Juarez, known as narcofosas.
An Informant, a Missing American, and Juarez’s House of Death: Inside the 12-Year Cold Case of David Castro|Bill Conroy|January 6, 2015|DAILY BEAST
Most coverage of Santa Muerte has focused on her role as a narco-saint.
America’s Fastest Growing Death Holiday Is From Mexico|Michael Schulson|November 1, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Quintero looks at narco blogs that get updated at least once every 30 minutes, he says, all day, every day.
Are Narcocorrido Mexican Drug Ballads Really That Bad?|Jimmy So|November 24, 2013|DAILY BEAST
Go and watch it—it is included in the new documentary Narco Cultura, by photographer and filmmaker Shaul Schwartz.
Are Narcocorrido Mexican Drug Ballads Really That Bad?|Jimmy So|November 24, 2013|DAILY BEAST

“If you take a narco out, another one will come forward,” he said.
As Drug War Continues, Mexico Celebrates Its Deceased|Teresa Puente|November 2, 2012|DAILY BEAST
He recognized the latest model lie-detector, a rather outdated narco-synthesizer, a Class B Psychocomputer.
Evil Out of Onzar|Mark Ganes
Under narco-hypnosis, they'll testify that they saw a couple of Wizard Traders take their robes off.
Time Crime|H. Beam Piper
Why, if we give all those people in the pictures narco-hyps, we won't learn the base-line designation; none of them will know it.
Time Crime|H. Beam Piper
"A few Councilmen are going to drop dead before they can be narco-hypped," Dalla prophesied over the rim of her glass.
Time Crime|H. Beam Piper
We must stand by democracies--like Colombia, fighting narco-traffickers for its people's lives, and our children's lives.
Complete State of the Union Addresses from 1790 to 2006|Various

British Dictionary definitions for narco

narco-

sometimes before a vowel narc-

combining form

indicating numbness or torpornarcolepsy

connected with or derived from illicit drug productionnarcoeconomies

Word Origin for narco-

from Greek narkē numbness

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