paco

See also: Paco, pacó, pacò, and paço

English

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈpɑːkəʊ/

Noun

paco (countable and uncountable, plural pacos or pacoes)

1. (archaic) An alpaca.
2. An earthy-looking ore, consisting of brown oxide of iron with minute particles of native silver.
   • 1880, John Percy, Metallurgy: the art of extracting metals from their ores, page 652:

     Mr. Ratcliffe has sometimes found them to contain arsenic in an oxidized state, combined with ferric oxide, and once he met with a paco ore mainly composed of antimony ochre.

Anagrams

• CoAP, copa, OPAC, OPCA, Copa, acop, APCO, Capo, capo, ACPO

Cubeo

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /paˈko/

Noun

paco f

1. mother
2. parallel aunt

See also

• báco

References

• N. L. Morse; J. K. Salser; N. de Salser (1999), "paco", in Diccionario ilustrado bilingüe: cubeo-español, espanõl-cubeo, →ISBN
• N. L. Morse; M. B. Maxwell (1999), Cubeo Grammar: Studies in the languages of Colombia 5, Summer Institute of Linguistics, →ISBN

Esperanto

Etymology

From Latin pāx (“peace”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈpat͡so]

• Audio:

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• Rhymes: -at͡so
• Hyphenation: pa‧co

Noun

paco (accusative singular pacon, plural pacoj, accusative plural pacojn)

1. peace

   Antonym: malpaco

   Post tri longaj jaroj la popolo soporis pacon. ― After three long years, the people yearned for peace.

   La deziro al paco sidas en ĉiu homa koro. ― The desire for peace resides in each human heart.

Derived terms

• malpaco
• pacama

Ido

Etymology

Borrowed from Esperanto paco, English peace, French paix, Italian pace, Spanish paz, ultimately from Latin pāx.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈpat͡so/

Noun

paco (uncountable)

1. peace

Derived terms

• pacala
• pacema
• pacoza

 

Italian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈpa.ko/
• Rhymes: -ako
• Hyphenation: pà‧co

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Spanish paco, from Quechua p'aqu.

Noun

paco m (plural pachi)

1. Synonym of alpaca

Further reading

• paco in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

paco

1. first-person singular present indicative of pacare

Anagrams

• capo, capo-, poca

Latin

Etymology

From Proto-Italic *pakō, from Proto-Indo-European *peh₂ḱ- (“to join, fasten”); or, a denominal formed from pāx (“peace”) + -ō (verb-forming suffix).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /ˈpaː.koː/, [ˈpäːkoː]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈpa.ko/, [ˈpäːko]

Verb

pācō (present infinitive pācāre, perfect active pācāvī, supine pācātum); first conjugation

1. to make peaceful, pacify, quiet, soothe; subdue

   Synonyms: pācificō, expugnō, superō, dēvincō, subiciō, subigō, ēvincō, domō, opprimō

2. (Late or Medieval Latin) to settle, satisfy

Conjugation

   Conjugation of pācō (first conjugation)

indicative		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
active	present	pācō	pācās	pācat	pācāmus	pācātis	pācant
	imperfect	pācābam	pācābās	pācābat	pācābāmus	pācābātis	pācābant
	future	pācābō	pācābis	pācābit	pācābimus	pācābitis	pācābunt
	perfect	pācāvī	pācāvistī	pācāvit	pācāvimus	pācāvistis	pācāvērunt, pācāvēre
	pluperfect	pācāveram	pācāverās	pācāverat	pācāverāmus	pācāverātis	pācāverant
	future perfect	pācāverō	pācāveris	pācāverit	pācāverimus	pācāveritis	pācāverint
passive	present	pācor	pācāris, pācāre	pācātur	pācāmur	pācāminī	pācantur
	imperfect	pācābar	pācābāris, pācābāre	pācābātur	pācābāmur	pācābāminī	pācābantur
	future	pācābor	pācāberis, pācābere	pācābitur	pācābimur	pācābiminī	pācābuntur
	perfect	pācātus + present active indicative of sum
	pluperfect	pācātus + imperfect active indicative of sum
	future perfect	pācātus + future active indicative of sum
subjunctive		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
active	present	pācem	pācēs	pācet	pācēmus	pācētis	pācent
imperfect	pācārem	pācārēs	pācāret	pācārēmus	pācārētis	pācārent
perfect	pācāverim	pācāverīs	pācāverit	pācāverīmus	pācāverītis	pācāverint
pluperfect	pācāvissem	pācāvissēs	pācāvisset	pācāvissēmus	pācāvissētis	pācāvissent
passive	present	pācer	pācēris, pācēre	pācētur	pācēmur	pācēminī	pācentur
imperfect	pācārer	pācārēris, pācārēre	pācārētur	pācārēmur	pācārēminī	pācārentur
perfect	pācātus + present active subjunctive of sum
pluperfect	pācātus + imperfect active subjunctive of sum
imperative		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
active	present	—	pācā	—	—	pācāte	—
	future	—	pācātō	pācātō	—	pācātōte	pācantō
passive	present	—	pācāre	—	—	pācāminī	—
	future	—	pācātor	pācātor	—	—	pācantor
non-finite forms		active			passive
		present	perfect	future	present	perfect	future
infinitives		pācāre	pācāvisse	pācātūrum esse	pācārī	pācātum esse	pācātum īrī
participles		pācāns	—	pācātūrus	—	pācātus	pācandus
verbal nouns		gerund				supine
		genitive	dative	accusative	ablative	accusative	ablative
		pācandī	pācandō	pācandum	pācandō	pācātum	pācātū

Derived terms

• compācō
• pācātē
• pācātiō
• pācātor
• pācātum
• pācātus
• perpācō

 

Related terms

• pācālis
• pācātōrius
• pācifer
• pācificātiō
• pācificātor
• pācificē
• pācificō
• pācificus
• pāx

 

Descendants

• Eastern Romance:
  • Romanian: păca ⇒ împăca
• Gallo-Italic:
  • Piedmontese: paghé, pajé (alpine)
  • Venetan: pagar
• Gallo-Romance:
  • Catalan: pagar
  • Franco-Provençal: payér
  • Old French: paiier, paier
    • Middle French: payer
      • French: payer
    • Norman: payer, payi
    • Middle Dutch: payen
      • Dutch: paaien
    • → Middle English: payen, paine, peiwen
      • English: pay
      • Scots: pey
      • Yola: paay
  • Old Occitan: pagar
    • Occitan: pagar, paiar (northern dialects)
• Ibero-Romance:
  • Asturian: pagar
  • Mirandese: pagar
  • Old Galician-Portuguese: pagar
    • Galician: pagar
    • Portuguese: pagar
  • Old Spanish: pagar
    • Spanish: pagar
• Italo-Dalmatian:
  • Dalmatian: pacur
  • Italian: pagare
    • → Alemannic German: päge
  • Sicilian: pagari, pajari, pavari
  • Rhaeto-Romance:
    • Friulian: paiâ, pajâ
    • Romansch: pajar, pagar, pajear, pajer, paer
• Sardinian:
  • pacare, pagae, pagai, pagare
• Borrowings:
  • → Italian: pacare

References

• “paco”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• “paco”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
• paco in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
• Carl Meißner, Henry William Auden (1894) Latin Phrase-Book‎^[1], London: Macmillan and Co.
  • (ambiguous) to bring about a peace: pacem conciliare (Fam. 10. 27)
    
  • (ambiguous) to make peace with some one: pacem facere cum aliquo
    
  • (ambiguous) to break the peace: pacem dirimere, frangere
    

Pali

Alternative forms

Alternative scripts

• 𑀧𑀘𑁄 (Brahmi script)
• पचो (Devanagari script)
• পচো (Bengali script)
• පචො (Sinhalese script)
• ပစော or ပၸေႃ (Burmese script)
• ปโจ or ปะโจ (Thai script)
• ᨷᨧᩮᩣ (Tai Tham script)
• ປໂຈ or ປະໂຈ (Lao script)
• បចោ (Khmer script)
• 𑄛𑄌𑄮 (Chakma script)

Verb

paco

1. second-person singular imperfect active of pacati (“to cook”)

Polish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈpa.t͡sɔ/
• Rhymes: -at͡sɔ
• Syllabification: pa‧co

Noun

paco f

1. vocative singular of paca

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈpako/ [ˈpa.ko]
• Rhymes: -ako
• Syllabification: pa‧co

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Quechua p'aqu (“rojizo”).

Adjective

paco (feminine paca, masculine plural pacos, feminine plural pacas)

1. reddish (color)

Noun

paco m (plural pacos, feminine paca, feminine plural pacas)

1. llama

   Synonym: llama

Descendants

• → Italian: paco

Etymology 2

See paca.

Noun

paco m (plural pacos, feminine paca, feminine plural pacas)

1. (chiefly Argentina, Paraguay and Uruguay) male paca

Etymology 3

Unknown; possibly related to pacífico (“peaceful”), (pejoratively) referring to the police as a peacekeeping force.

Noun

paco m (plural pacos, feminine paca, feminine plural pacas)

2. (colloquial, derogatory, Bolivia, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, Panama) police officer

References

• Huang, Y. (2016). Learning Spanish Words Through Etymology and Mnemonics. United Kingdom: Xlibris US.

Etymology 4

Of imitative origin (presumably of gunfire).

Noun

paco m (plural pacos, feminine paca, feminine plural pacas)

1. (colloquial, obsolete, Spain) During Spanish occupation in Africa, a Moroccan sniper

References

• Roberts, Edward A. (2014) A Comprehensive Etymological Dictionary of the Spanish Language with Families of Words based on Indo-European Roots, Xlibris Corporation, →ISBN

Etymology 5

Of unclear origin. Possibly a shortening of pasta de cocaína, or a corruption of basuco (“cocaine paste”).

Noun

paco m (plural pacos)

1. cocaine paste
2. (Should we delete⁽⁺⁾ this sense?) (Spain, Argentina, recreational drug) a cheap drug made from cocaine paste mixed with raticide, caffeine and other chemicals

Further reading

• “paco”, 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