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gusanoes

gusanoes is the plural of gusano.

Meaning of gusano

Noun

gusano (plural gusanos or gusanoes)

  1. (derogatory) A Cuban reactionary or counter-revolutionary.
    • [...] in honor of the charitable work of the Cuban-born gusano singer Gloria Estefan and her husband Emilio. A few yards away, homeless people tried to get some sleep.2005 March, Michael D. Yates, “The Ghosts of Karl Marx and Edward Abbey”, in Monthly Review, archived from the original on 21 Mar 2026
  2. (broadly, derogatory) A reactionary or counter-revolutionary of any nationality, especially one who supports and/or calls for Western intervention.
    • Gusano is an insult used by every socialist aimed at people who abandon their country for western luxury. I’ve seen Chinese people use it against other Chinese (particularly Hong Kongers), Vietnamese against other Vietnamese, and obviously Cubans against Floridian Cubans.2022 September 21, u/AkenoKobayashi, “What is the leftist opinion on the term "gusano"?”, in r/Socialism_101 (Reddit post), archived from the original on 22 Sep 2022

Questions about gusanoes

What is gusanoes the plural of?
Gusanoes is the plural of gusano.

Words near gusanoes in the dictionary

  1. Gurwitsch rays
  2. gus
  3. gusacitinib
  4. gusan
  5. gusano
  6. gusanoes
  7. gusanos
  8. gusans
  9. Gusaran
  10. Gusau
  11. gusband

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