barbasco

bar·bas·co

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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [bahr-bas-koh, -bah-skoh]
- /bɑrˈbæs koʊ, -ˈbɑ skoʊ/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [bahr-bas-koh, -bah-skoh]
- /bɑrˈbæs koʊ, -ˈbɑ skoʊ/

Definitions of barbasco word

noun barbasco an evergreen South American plant, Jacquinia barbasco, which produces a poison harmless to humans but useful for stunning fish to make them easy to catch 3
noun barbasco any of a variety of South American plants producing similar poisons 3
noun barbasco the poison produced by barbasco plants 3
noun barbasco any of several Mexican plants (genus Dioscorea) of the yam family having a large, inedible root that yields extracts used in making synthetic steroidal hormones 3
noun plural barbasco a shrub or small tree, Jacquinia barbasco, of tropical America, the source of a substance used to stun fish so they can be caught easily. 1
noun plural barbasco any similar plant yielding a substance that stuns or kills fish. 1

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Origin of barbasco

First appearance:

before 1855

One of the 30% newest English words

1855-60; < American Spanish, said to be alteration of verbasco mullein < Latin verbascum

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barbasco popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 65% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

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