saco
English edit
Etymology edit
From 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 edit
saco (plural sacos)
- (historical) A traditional Spanish unit of dry measure, equivalent to about 111 L.
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Galician edit
Etymology edit
From Old Galician-Portuguese saco (13th century, Cantigas de Santa Maria), from Latin saccus, from Ancient Greek σάκκος (sákkos, “sack, bag; sackcloth”), from Semitic.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
saco 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 edit
saco
References edit
- “saco” in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval, SLI - ILGA 2006–2022.
- “saco” in Xavier Varela Barreiro & Xavier Gómez Guinovart: Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval. SLI / Grupo TALG / ILG, 2006–2018.
- “saco” in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega, SLI - ILGA 2006–2013.
- “saco” in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega. Santiago: ILG.
- “saco” in Álvarez, Rosario (coord.): Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués, Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega.
Portuguese edit
Pronunciation edit
- Rhymes: -aku
- Hyphenation: sa‧co
Etymology 1 edit
From Old Galician-Portuguese saco, from Latin saccus, from Ancient Greek σάκκος (sákkos, “sack, bag; sackcloth”), from Semitic.
Noun edit
saco 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.”)
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Descendants edit
- Kadiwéu: jaaco
Etymology 2 edit
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saco
Further reading edit
Spanish edit
Pronunciation edit
Etymology 1 edit
Inherited from Old Spanish saco, from Latin saccus, from Ancient Greek σάκκος (sákkos, “sack, bag; sackcloth”), from Semitic.
Noun edit
saco 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)
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Descendants edit
Etymology 2 edit
Verb edit
saco
Further reading edit
- “saco”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014