narcoとは 意味・読み方・使い方

語源 1

Clipping of narcotics. From narcotic.

名詞

narco (countable and uncountable, plural narcos)

1. (uncountable, colloquial) Narcotics.
   • 1971, Robert Deane Pharr, SRO:

     Margo sighed her contentment. ‘Selling narco in Harlem is the life. There's nothing finer.’

   • 2002, Jeanette Windle, The DMZ:

     Colonel Thornton had the deepest admiration for the Colombians at all levels of society who had made a stand against corruption and narco-dealing, often at the cost of their own lives.

2. (crime, countable) A Latin American drug baron, usually from Colombia or Mexico.
   • 2010 October 16, “Under the volcano”, in The Economist‎:

     The conflict has become a test of endurance for both the government and the narcos.

   • 2025 September 26, Josefina Salomón, “Drug traffickers livestream torture and killing of young Argentinian women”, in The Guardian‎, →ISSN:

     “When narcos use this level of cruelty […] it means that something is changing and that criminal leaders are trying to show off their power, which is very worrying,“ said Germán de los Santos, an investigative journalist who covers organized crime.

3. (law enforcement, countable) Acronym of narcotics control officer (“a police officer specializing in drug crimes”).

   Synonym: narc

関連する語

• (narcotics agent): knocko

語源 2

Clipping of narcoleptic.

名詞

narco (plural narcos)

1. (pathology) Someone suffering from narcolepsy.
   • 1998 January 6, “Not many postings?”, in alt.support.narcolepsy‎ (Usenet):

     I too am a narco. Have been for about 10 years.

   • 1999 February 1, Sean Flynn, “Life's dilemmas - sometimes, they ARE a bitch..”, in rec.music.hip-hop‎ (Usenet):

     Besides, staying awake on your first day at a new job is definitely NOT a problem (unless you're a narco or something...).

   • 2007, Karen Russell, St. Lucy's Home for Girls Raised by Wolves‎, →ISBN, page 62:

     Apneics, Others, and Narcos all gossip merrily on the walk back to our cabins.

アナグラム

• Carno, Coran, Corna, acorn, acron, caron, coran, racon

発音

• (General American) IPA: /nɑɹkoʊ/

接頭辞

narco-

1. Pertaining to stupor, sleep, or a state of unconsciousness.
2. Of or pertaining to narcotics or their trade and use.

派生語

• narcomancy

アナグラム

• Carno, Coran, Corna, acorn, acron, caron, coran, racon