guaro

What it means

1. 1.

   Aguardiente — the anise-flavoured sugarcane spirit that is the default Colombian party drink, drunk in small shots straight from the bottle on the table.

2. 2.

   By extension, hard liquor of any kind at a party.

Examples with translations

• Compremos una media de guaro.

  Let's get a half-bottle of aguardiente.

• Ese guayabo es de puro guaro.

  That hangover is pure aguardiente.

Where it comes from

Clipped from aguardiente. Each department has its own state-owned brand — Antioqueño, Néctar, Blanco del Valle — and which one you drink is a regional loyalty, not a preference.

Other forms

Spellings and variants:

guarito

Similar terms:

aguardiente, trago