guango

English

Noun

guango (plural guangos)

1. (Jamaica) The tree Albizia saman, of the pea family.

Jamaican Creole

Etymology

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Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɡwaŋɡʌ/
• Hyphenation: guan‧go

Noun

guango (plural guango dem, quantified guango)

1. Albizia saman, guango, monkey pod tree, rain tree

   After yuh pass the guango tree pon di lef hand side, guh roun di corner yu si wah cow tie pon a light post ...

   Go past the rain tree on your left. Then go round the corner. There you'll see a cow tied to a lamppost ...

Further reading

• Richard Allsopp, editor (1996), Dictionary of Caribbean English Usage, Kingston, Jamaica: University of the West Indies Press, published 2003, →ISBN, page 272

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɡwanɡo/ [ˈɡwãŋ.ɡo]
• Rhymes: -anɡo
• Syllabification: guan‧go

Noun

guango m (plural guangos)

1. (Mexico) baggy or loose-fitting clothing

   La ropa le quedó guango.

   The clothes fit him loosely.

Further reading

• “guango”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025