charco
Americannoun
plural
charcosEtymology
Origin of charco
An Americanism first recorded in 1885–90; from Latin American Spanish, Spanish; of obscure origin
Example Sentences
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The charco, or water hole, was twelve yards away.
From Heart of the West [Annotated] by Loewenstein, Joseph E.
My idea," said I, "of a happy home is an eight-room house in a grove of live-oaks by the side of a charco on a Texas prairie.
From Options by Henry, O.
But when he staggered to his feet his first move was to find his soap and towel and start for the /charco/.
From Heart of the West by Henry, O.
The /charco/, or water hole, was twelve yards away.
From Heart of the West by Henry, O.
She was conscious that a keen and hostile pair of eyes was searching the coverts surrounding the charco.
From Heart of the Sunset by Beach, Rex Ellingwood
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