guacharo

/gwah-chuh-roh/US // ˈgwɑ tʃəˌroʊ //UK // (ˈɡwɑːtʃəˌrəʊ) //

瓜查罗,嘎查罗,瓜卡洛

Definitions

n.名词 noun

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plural gua·cha·ros.
- : a nocturnal, fruit-eating, South American bird, Steatornis caripensis, the young of which yield an oil derived from their fat.

To go down into the Guacharo signifies in their language to die.
One afternoon we made an attempt on the other Guacharo cave, which lies in the cliff on the landward side of the Monos Boca.
The following morning early we rowed away again, full of longing, but not of hope, of reaching one or other of the Guacharo caves.
There was another Guacharo cave in the Monos channel, more under the lee.
We could see into and through the gap in Huevos, through which we had tried to reach the Guacharo cave.