loco
loco · locos · locoed · locoing
To poison with the loco plantTo poison with the loco plant; to affect with locoism.
/ˈləʊ.kəʊ/
» Are you loco?
Meaning
2 senses(transitive)To poison with the loco plant; to affect with locoism.
(broadly, colloquial, transitive)To render insane.
Examples
4 sentencesAre you loco?
I think we're all a bit loco.
Думаю, ми всі трохи божевільні.
Some take their role as in loco parentis a little too far.
You've gone loco.
Origin
From Spanish loco (“insane, crazy; loose”).From Spanish loco (“insane, crazy; loose”).
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Forms
locos, locoing, locoed, locoedWord family
1 related wordsRelatedlocoism
Lessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle