maco

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English

Noun

maco (uncountable)

  1. An Egyptian cotton once used to make underwear and stockings.

Anagrams

Catalan

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Spanish majo.

Pronunciation

Adjective

maco (feminine maca, masculine plural macos, feminine plural maques)

  1. beautiful, pretty
    Synonym: bonic
  2. nice, lovely
    Synonym: agradable
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Further reading

Etymology 2

Verb

maco

  1. first-person singular present indicative of macar

Esperanto

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Etymology

Borrowed from Hebrew מצה.

Pronunciation

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  • Rhymes: -at͡so
  • Hyphenation: ma‧co

Noun

maco (accusative singular macon, plural macoj, accusative plural macojn)

  1. matzo, matzah (thin, unleavened bread in Jewish cuisine)

Spanish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈmako/
  • Rhymes: -ako
  • Syllabification: ma‧co

Etymology 1

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Noun

maco m (plural macos)

  1. (cant) prison
    Synonym: cárcel
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  2. (Dominican Republic) a toad or frog
    Synonyms: rana, sapo

Etymology 2

Adjective

maco (feminine maca, masculine plural macos, feminine plural macas)

  1. (cant) sly, cunning
    Synonyms: pícaro, pillo

Etymology 3

Verb

maco

  1. first-person singular present indicative of macar

Further reading