maco
See also: macò, maço, and maĉo
English
Noun
maco (uncountable)
- An Egyptian cotton once used to make underwear and stockings.
Anagrams
- AMOC, OAMC, camo, coma
Catalan
Etymology
Borrowed from Spanish majo.
Pronunciation
- (Balearic, Valencian) IPA(key): /ˈma.ko/
- (Central) IPA(key): /ˈma.ku/
Adjective
maco (feminine maca, masculine plural macos, feminine plural maques)
- beautiful, pretty
- Synonym: bonic
- nice, lovely
- Synonym: agradable
Derived terms
- quemaco
Further reading
- “maco” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
- “maco” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.
Esperanto
Etymology
Borrowed from Hebrew מצה.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈmat͡so]
- Audio:
(file) - Rhymes: -at͡so
- Hyphenation: ma‧co
Noun
maco (accusative singular macon, plural macoj, accusative plural macojn)
- matzo, matzah (thin, unleavened bread in Jewish cuisine)
Spanish
Etymology
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Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈmako/ [ˈma.ko]
- Rhymes: -ako
- Syllabification: ma‧co
Noun
maco m (plural macos)
- (cant) prison
- Synonym: cárcel
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Adjective
maco (feminine maca, masculine plural macos, feminine plural macas)
- (cant) sly, cunning
- Synonyms: pícaro, pillo
Verb
maco
- first-person singular present indicative of macar
Further reading
- “maco”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014