English Explanatory Dictionary

basuco

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Cocaine paste, especially in the context of its manufacture or consumption in South America.

Word forms

basuco basuko bazuco bazuko

Etymology

From Colombian Spanish basuco, perhaps related to Spanish bazucar (“to shake violently”) or basura (“waste, trash”), or, alternatively, from English bazooka (“rocket launcher”), presumably because of the drug’s explosive effect. Doublet of bazooka (“crack cocaine”).

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