baco

Dutch

Etymology

A compound of the initial syllables of bacardi cola, from Bacardi (a brand of rum - although any brand of rum may be used in a baco) and cola. Such clipped compounds are common in informal usage; compare for example vrijmibo, esma, gito.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbaː.koː/

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Noun

baco m (plural baco's, diminutive bacootje n)

1. (informal) A rum and coke

   Synonym: rum cola

Italian

Pronunciation

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

Etymology 1

From Late Latin *bacius, formed from *bombacius, a variant of Latin bombyx.

Noun

baco m (plural bachi)

1. maggot, worm
2. flaw
3. bug (in a computer program)

Derived terms

• baco da seta

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

baco

1. first-person singular present indicative of bacare

Latin

Alternative forms

• baccō

Etymology

Borrowed from Frankish *bakō (“ham, flitch”).

Noun

bacō m (genitive bacōnis); third declension

1. (Medieval Latin) flitch of bacon

Declension

Third-declension noun.

Derived terms

• bacōnālis

Descendants

• Old French: bacon, bacon, bacun, bacoun
  • Middle French: bacon
  • Picard: bacôn (Athois)
  • → Middle English: bacoun
    • English: bacon (see there for further descendants)
    • Scots: baucon
    • → Welsh: bacwn
    • Yola: bawkoon, bawcoon, bacoon, bakoon
• Old Occitan: bacon
  • Catalan: bacó, bacona
  • Occitan: bacon

References

Minangkabau

Etymology

From Malay baca, from Sanskrit वाचा (vācā, “speech, voice”).

Verb

baco

1. to read

Romanian

Pronunciation

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Noun

baco f

1. vocative singular of bacă