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Adjective

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flaco

  1. neuter of flacu

Chavacano

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Etymology

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From Spanish flaco.

Adjective

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flaco

  1. thin

Portuguese

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Spanish flaco (skinny). Doublet of fraco.

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flaco (feminine flaca, masculine plural flacos, feminine plural flacas)

  1. (Rio Grande do Sul, especially of an animal) feeble; frail

Spanish

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Etymology

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From Latin flaccus, perhaps an early borrowing.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈflako/ [ˈfla.ko]
  • Rhymes: -ako
  • Syllabification: fla‧co

Adjective

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flaco (feminine flaca, masculine plural flacos, feminine plural flacas, superlative flaquísimo)

  1. skinny, thin, slim
    Synonyms: delgado, fleje
    Antonym: gordo

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Descendants

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  • Papiamentu: flaku

Noun

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flaco m (plural flacos, feminine flaca, feminine plural flacas)

  1. a thin man
  2. (colloquial, Rioplatense, Colombia) used to address someone without using their name
  3. (colloquial, Rioplatense) a young man
  4. (colloquial, Peru) boyfriend

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flaco m (plural flacos)

  1. (informal, euphemistic) urine, urination, number one

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