naco

See also: Naco and ñaco

Portuguese

Etymology

Unknown, possibly of Iberian origin. Compare Galician anaco.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈna.ku/

• Rhymes: -aku
• Hyphenation: na‧co

Noun

naco m (plural nacos)

1. piece (especially of food)

   Synonym: pedaço

   naco de carne ― piece of meat

   • 1883, Teófilo Braga, “O cego e o moço”, in Contos Tradicionaes do Povo Portuguez:

     Um cego andava pedindo esmola pela mão de um moço; a uma porta deram-lhe um naco de pão e um bocado de linguiça.

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Spanish

Etymology

Clipping of totonaco (“Totonac (an indigenous group)”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈnako/ [ˈna.ko]

• Audio (Peru):

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• Rhymes: -ako
• Syllabification: na‧co

Adjective

naco (feminine naca, masculine plural nacos, feminine plural nacas)

1. (Mexico, derogatory) indigenous; Indian

   Synonym: indio

2. (Mexico, derogatory, by extension) uncultured; backwards; vulgar

Noun

naco m (plural nacos, feminine naca, feminine plural nacas)

1. (Mexico, derogatory) an uncultured or indigenous person; a hillbilly or redneck

   Synonym: iguazo

2. (Colombia) smashed potatoes

Further reading

• Naco (argot) on the Spanish Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^es
• Naco (slang) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• “naco”, 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