marco

See also: Marco, marcó, marcò, marĉo, março, and Março

English

Etymology 1

From Marco in the game Marco Polo.

Interjection

marco

1. Alternative letter-case form of Marco

   Coordinate terms: polo, marco polo

Etymology 2

From Portuguese and Spanish marco, from Medieval Latin marcus, of Germanic origin, from Frankish *mark, from Proto-Germanic *marką (“mark, sign”), from Proto-Indo-European *marǵ- (“land boundary”). Compare Middle High German marc (“half-pound”), which likely influenced the Romance development. See also Old English marc, Old Norse mǫrk.

Noun

marco (plural marcos)

1. (historical) A traditional Spanish and Portuguese unit of mass, usually equivalent to 230 g and particularly used for trade in gold and silver.

Synonyms

• (Spanish unit): Spanish mark, mark, half-pound (Spanish contexts)
• (Portuguese unit): Portuguese mark, mark, half-pound (Portuguese contexts)

Coordinate terms

• (Spanish unit): onza (¹⁄₈ marco), cuarteron (¹⁄₂ marco), libra (2 marcos)
• (Portuguese unit): oitava (¹⁄₄₈ marco), onça (¹⁄₈ marco), quarta (¹⁄₂ marco), libra (usually 1+¹⁄₂ marcos), arratel (2 marcos)

Catalan

Verb

marco

1. first-person singular present indicative of marcar

Galician

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmaɾko/ [ˈmaɾ.kʊ]
• Rhymes: -aɾko
• Hyphenation: mar‧co

Etymology 1

Attested in local Latin documents since the 9th century, together with its derivatives marcar and demarcar (“to demarcate”). Given its early local documentation, it is not a borrowing from Italian, but from Gothic or rather Suevic. Ultimately from Proto-Germanic *markō (“boundary, region”), from Proto-Indo-European *merǵ- (“boundary, border”).

Noun

marco m (plural marcos)

1. boundary marker (usually, a stone or a set of three stones used for marking a boundary)

   Synonym: mollón

   De marco a marco non hai arco (proverb)

   from boundary mark to boundary mark there is no arc

   • 1277, M. Lucas Alvarez, P. P. Lucas Domínguez, editors, San Pedro de Ramirás. Un monasterio femenino en la Edad Media. Colección diplomática, Santiago: Caixa Galicia, page 411:

     damus e outorgamus a uos [...] Ia leyra derdade que abemus en Eires como departe pe-la leyra do casal de Cima de Villa en o qual mora Domingo Eanes, e da outra parte pe-los marcos que y estan chantados, e da outra parte pe-la careyra, e da outra parte pe-la pedra que esta en fondo desta leira; conuen a saber que vos fazades esta leira Ia cassa pera lagar e non fazades en ela outra casa nenuna nen poombal, nen tolades o carril da uila

     we give and grant you a field that we have in Eires, as it departs from the farm of Cimadevila where Domigo Eanes lives, in the other side by the boundary stones that are thrusted there, in the other side by the road, and in the other side by the rock that is at the end of this field; and you shall build in this field a winery, but you should not build there any other house or dovecote, nor should you occupy the road to the village

2. doorframe or window frame

   Synonym: moldura

Derived terms

• comarca
• demarcar
• marcaxe
• Marco
• marqueado
• marquear

 

Related terms

• marca
• marcar

 

Etymology 2

From Medieval Latin marcus. As a German currency, a calque of German Mark. As a Finnish currency, a calque of Finnish markka. Cognate with Catalan marc and Spanish and Portuguese marco.

Noun

marco m (plural marcos) (historical)

1. marco, Spanish mark, a traditional unit of mass equivalent to about 230 g
2. mark, similar half-pound units of mass in other measurement systems
3. mark, a former German currency
4. markka, a former Finnish currency

Etymology 3

Verb

marco

1. first-person singular present indicative of marcar

See also

• marca

 

References

• Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, Ana Isabel Boullón Agrelo (2006–2022) “marco”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Xavier Varela Barreiro, Xavier Gómez Guinovart (2006–2018) “marco”, in Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: ILG
• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “marco”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega [Dictionary of Dictionaries of the Galician language] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, editors (2003–2018), “marco”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “marco”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN

Italian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmar.ko/
• Rhymes: -arko
• Hyphenation: màr‧co

Etymology 1

From Medieval Latin marca, similar to Old French marc.

Noun

marco m (plural marchi)

1. mark (money)

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

marco

1. first-person singular present indicative of marcare

Anagrams

• croma, macro, macro-

Portuguese

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈmaʁ.ku/ [ˈmah.ku]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈmaʁ.ku/ [ˈmah.ku]
  • (São Paulo) IPA^(key): /ˈmaɾ.ku/
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /ˈmaʁ.ku/ [ˈmaχ.ku]
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈmaɻ.ko/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈmaɾ.ku/

• Homophone: Marco
• Hyphenation: mar‧co

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Medieval Latin marcus, from Frankish *mark, from Proto-Germanic *markō (“boundary; boundary marker”), from Proto-Indo-European *merǵ- (“boundary, border”).

Noun

marco m (plural marcos)

1. boundary-post

   Synonyms: baliza, estaca, limite, linde, poste

2. mark (indication for reference or measurement)

   Synonyms: marca, marcação

3. landmark
4. (figurative) an important event, a milestone; a turning point
5. doorframe, window frame

   Synonym: moldura

Meronyms

• (door or window frame): ombreira, padieira

Derived terms

• Marco de Canaveses
• marco postal
• marco quilométrico
• marco zero

 

Related terms

• dasmarcar
• marca
• marcação
• marcado
• marcador
• marcante
• marcapasso
• marcar
• margem

 

Etymology 2

From Middle High German marc (“half-pound”), from Proto-Germanic *marką (“mark, sign”), from Proto-Indo-European *marǵ- (“land boundary”). As a German currency, a calque of German Mark. As a Finnish currency, a calque of Finnish markka, via Old Swedish mark. Cognate with English mark, Catalan marc, and Galician and Spanish marco.

Noun

marco m (plural marcos)

1. (historical) marco, Portuguese mark, a traditional unit of mass, usually equal to 230 g and particularly used for trade in gold and silver
2. (historical) mark, other similar half-pound units in other measurement systems
3. (historical) mark, a former German currency
4. (historical) markka, a former Finnish currency

Coordinate terms

• oitava (¹⁄₄₈ marco), onça (¹⁄₈ marco), quarta (¹⁄₂ marco), libra (usually 1+¹⁄₂ marcos), arrátel (2 marcos)

Derived terms

• marco conversível

 

See also

• fênigue

 

Etymology 3

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

marco

1. first-person singular present indicative of marcar

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmaɾko/ [ˈmaɾ.ko]
• Rhymes: -aɾko
• Syllabification: mar‧co

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Medieval Latin marcus, from Frankish *marku (“boundary, border”), from Proto-Germanic *markō.

Noun

marco m (plural marcos)

1. frame

   Synonym: armazón

2. framework

   Synonym: entramado

Derived terms

• acuerdo marco
• enmarcar

 

See also

• portarretrato

 

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Medieval Latin marcus, from Frankish *mark (“mark, sign”), from Proto-Germanic *marką. As a German currency, a calque of German Mark. As a Finnish currency, a calque of Finnish markka, via Old Swedish mark. Cognate with English mark, Catalan marc, and Galician and Portuguese marco.

Noun

marco m (plural marcos) (historical)

1. marco, Spanish mark (a traditional unit of weight, equivalent to about 230 g)
2. mark (other similar half-pound weights in other measurement systems)
3. mark (a former German currency)
4. markka (a former Finnish currency)

Coordinate terms

• onza (¹⁄₈ marco), cuarterón (¹⁄₂ marco), libra (2 marcos)

Derived terms

• marco alemán

 

Etymology 3

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

marco

1. first-person singular present indicative of marcar

Further reading

• “marco”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10