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narcos

narcos, drug traffickers

noun NAR-kohs Rare

Origin: Borrowed from Spanish/Colombian slang narco (short for narcotraficante).

Usage Note

Narcos is an invariable plural noun borrowed from Spanish, used in Italian journalism and popular culture — especially since the Netflix series. It does not inflect: i narcos in both singular and plural reference. The singular narco is also used in informal Italian.

Examples

"I narcos controllavano il territorio."

Natural Translation

The narcos controlled the territory.

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