saco
English
editEtymology
editFrom 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
editsaco (plural sacos)
- (historical) A traditional Spanish unit of dry measure, equivalent to about 111 L.
Synonyms
editCoordinate terms
edit- cuartillo (1⁄96 saco), medio (1⁄48 saco), celemin (1⁄24 saco), cuartilla (1⁄8 saco), cuarto (1⁄4 saco), fanega (1⁄2 saco), carga (2 sacos), cahiz (6 sacos)
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editGalician
editEtymology
editFrom Old Galician-Portuguese saco (13th century, Cantigas de Santa Maria), from Latin saccus, from Ancient Greek σάκκος (sákkos, “sack, bag; sackcloth”), from Semitic.
Pronunciation
editNoun
editsaco m (plural sacos)
- 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
editsaco
References
edit- Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, Ana Isabel Boullón Agrelo (2006–2022) “saco”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
- Xavier Varela Barreiro, Xavier Gómez Guinovart (2006–2018) “saco”, in Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: ILG
- Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “saco”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega [Dictionary of Dictionaries of the Galician language] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
- Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, editors (2003–2018), “saco”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
- Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “saco”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN
Portuguese
editPronunciation
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- Rhymes: -aku
- Hyphenation: sa‧co
Etymology 1
editFrom Old Galician-Portuguese saco, from Latin saccus, from Ancient Greek σάκκος (sákkos, “sack, bag; sackcloth”), from Semitic.
Noun
editsaco m (plural sacos)
- bag; sack
- Synonym: bolsa
- Coloque os pães no saco.
- Put the breads in the bag.
- (Brazil, vulgar) balls, nuts (the scrotum)
- Synonyms: testículos, bolas, ovos, (Portugal) tomates
- Chutaram meu saco.
- My balls were kicked.
- (Brazil, mildly vulgar) patience, tolerance
- Synonym: paciência
- Não tenho saco para isso.
- I don't have patience for that.
- (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
editDescendants
edit- Kadiwéu: jaaco
Etymology 2
editVerb
editsaco
Further reading
edit- “saco”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2024
Spanish
editPronunciation
editEtymology 1
editInherited from Old Spanish saco, from Latin saccus, from Ancient Greek σάκκος (sákkos, “sack, bag; sackcloth”), from Semitic.
Noun
editsaco m (plural sacos)
- bag, sack (a loose container)
- gunny sack
- Synonym: costal
- (Latin America) suit jacket (jacket portion of a formal suit)
- (historical) English or American sack (a traditional unit of dry measure)
- (historical) saco, Spanish sack (a traditional unit of dry measure equivalent to about 111 L)
- Synonyms: media carga, costal
Coordinate terms
edit- (Spanish unit): cuartillo (1⁄96 saco), medio (1⁄48 saco), celemín (1⁄24 saco), cuartilla (1⁄8 saco), cuarto (1⁄4 saco), fanega (1⁄2 saco), carga (2 sacos), cahíz (6 sacos)
Derived terms
editDescendants
editEtymology 2
editVerb
editsaco
Further reading
edit- “saco”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014
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