saco

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See also: Saco and sacó

English

Etymology

From Spanish saco (“a sack, a half-carga”), from Old Spanish saco, from Latin saccus, from Ancient Greek σάκκος (sákkos, “sack, sackcloth”), from Semitic. Doublet of sac, saccus, sack, and sakkos.

Noun

saco (plural sacos)

  1. (historical) A traditional Spanish unit of dry measure, equivalent to about 111 L.

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Galician

Etymology

From Old Galician-Portuguese saco (13th century, Cantigas de Santa Maria), from Latin saccus, from Ancient Greek σάκκος (sákkos, “sack, bag; sackcloth”), from Semitic.

Pronunciation

Noun

saco m (plural sacos)

  1. bag; sack
    • 1402, A. López Ferreiro, editor, Galicia Historica, I, 5, page 344:
      It. lyno que se em huun saquo por tascar
      Item, flax that is in a sack, for being scutched

Verb

saco

  1. first-person singular present indicative of sacar

References

  • “saco” in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval, SLI - ILGA 2006–2022.
  • “saco” in Xavier Varela Barreiro & Xavier Gómez Guinovart: Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval. SLI / Grupo TALG / ILG, 2006–2018.
  • “saco” in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega, SLI - ILGA 2006–2013.
  • “saco” in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega. Santiago: ILG.
  • “saco” in Álvarez, Rosario (coord.): Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués, Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega.

Portuguese

Pronunciation

  • Rhymes: -aku
  • Hyphenation: sa‧co

Etymology 1

From Old Galician-Portuguese saco, from Latin saccus, from Ancient Greek σάκκος (sákkos, “sack, bag; sackcloth”), from Semitic.

Noun

saco m (plural sacos)

  1. bag; sack
    Synonym: bolsa
    Coloque os pães no saco.
    Put the breads in the bag.
  2. (Brazil, vulgar) balls, nuts (the scrotum)
    Synonyms: testículos, bolas, ovos, (Portugal) tomates
    Chutaram meu saco.
    My balls were kicked.
  3. (Brazil, mildly vulgar) patience, tolerance
    Synonym: paciência
    Não tenho saco para isso.
    I don't have patience for that.
  4. (Brazil, mildly vulgar) something very tedious or annoying
    Synonyms: aborrecimento, chatice
    Esta aula está um saco.
    This class is boring.
    (literally, “This class is a bore.”)
Derived terms
Descendants
  • Kadiwéu: jaaco

Etymology 2

Verb

saco

  1. first-person singular present indicative of sacar

Further reading

Spanish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈsako/
  • Audio (Venezuela):(file)
  • Rhymes: -ako
  • Syllabification: sa‧co

Etymology 1

Inherited from Old Spanish saco, from Latin saccus, from Ancient Greek σάκκος (sákkos, “sack, bag; sackcloth”), from Semitic.

Noun

saco m (plural sacos)

  1. bag, sack (a loose container)
    Synonyms: bolso, bolsa
  2. gunny sack
    Synonym: costal
  3. (Latin America) suit jacket (jacket portion of a formal suit)
  4. (historical) English or American sack (a traditional unit of dry measure)
  5. (historical) saco, Spanish sack (a traditional unit of dry measure equivalent to about 111 L)
    Synonyms: media carga, costal
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Derived terms
Descendants
  • → Seri: saaco (“blouse”)
  • → Southeastern Tepehuan: saaku

Etymology 2

Verb

saco

  1. first-person singular present indicative of sacar

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