pacco

Italian

Etymology

Borrowed from Middle Dutch pack (whence modern Dutch pak), from Old Dutch pac, *pakko, from Frankish *pakkō, from Proto-Germanic *pakkô (“bundle”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈpak.ko/
• Rhymes: -akko
• Hyphenation: pàc‧co

Noun

pacco m (plural pacchi)

1. parcel, package
2. bundle, deck

   Synonyms: involto, pila

3. (slang) swindle, con

   Synonyms: bidonata, bidone, (slang) fregatura, imbroglio, raggiro, truffa

   tirare il pacco a qualcuno

   to con somebody

4. (vulgar, slang) package, bulge (visible protrusion of the male genitals through clothing)

Related terms

• impaccare
• impacchettare
• pacchetto
• paccottiglia, paccottaglia

Further reading

• pacco in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

Anagrams

• capoc