illico

French

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin īlicō (“on the spot”), from in + ablative of locus (“place”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /i.li.ko/

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Adverb

illico

1. (colloquial) pronto, right away

   Synonym: sur-le-champ

   • 1997, “Elle donne son corps avant son nom”, in L'École du micro d'argent, performed by IAM:

     Quoi tu as ton mec ? Nous on est pas jaloux / Deux mètres, cent dix kilos, il s’est pointé / Illico, aussi sec, on est retourné à nos Perriers

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Derived terms

• illico presto

Further reading

• “illico”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

Latin

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /ˈil.li.koː/, [ˈɪlːʲɪkoː]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈil.li.ko/, [ˈilːiko]

Adverb

illicō (not comparable)

1. Alternative form of ilico

References

• “illico”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• illico in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.