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(lō′kō)

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noun

locoweed
loco disease

Origin: MexSp < Sp, mad < L ulucus, owl, akin to ulula, owl

transitive verb locoed, locoing

to poison with locoweed
Slang to craze

adjective

Slang crazy; demented

from place to place: locomotion

Origin: < L loco, abl. of locus, place: see local

See loco in American Heritage Dictionary 4

adjective
Slang

Mad; insane.

noun pl. lo·cos

See locoweed.
See loco disease.

transitive verb lo·coed, lo·co·ing, lo·cos

To poison with locoweed.
Slang To make insane; craze.

Origin:

Origin: Spanish, crazy

Origin: , possibly from Arabic lawqā’, foolish

Origin: , feminine sing. of ’alwaq

Origin: , from lāqa, to soften; see lwq in Semitic roots

adverb & adj.
Music

At the pitch written. Used chiefly as a direction.

Origin:

Origin: From Italian loco

Origin: , from Latin locō

Origin: , ablative of locus, place

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