eco

See also: Eco, ECO, eço, eco-, -eco, and éco-

English

Etymology 1

Shortening of ecology

Adjective

eco (comparative more eco, superlative most eco)

  1. Environmentally friendly or sensitive.
    • 2008, December 28, “Lucy Siegle”, in Why older isn't always wiser‎:
      Except that the smart eco (and fiscal) thing to do is to wait until your current appliance has reached its break-even point […]

Etymology 2

From ECOWAS, the Economic Community of West African States, who propose to use the currency.

Noun

eco (plural ecos)

  1. A proposed name for the common currency that the West African Monetary Zone plans to introduce in the framework of the Economic Community of West African States.

Anagrams

Catalan

Noun

eco m (plural ecos)

  1. echo

Esperanto

Etymology

Back-formation from -eco (“quality”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈe.t͡so/
  • Hyphenation: e‧co

Noun

eco (accusative singular econ, plural ecoj, accusative plural ecojn)

  1. quality, attribute

See also

Italian

Pronunciation

  • Rhymes: -ɛko

Noun

eco f (plural echi)

  1. echo
  2. echoing sound
  3. (nautical) sounding (of the depth)

Noun

eco f (invariable)

  1. (Short form of: ecografia, medicine) ultrasound, ultrasonography

Portuguese

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Latin echo, from Ancient Greek ἠχώ (ēkhṓ), from ἠχή (ēkhḗ, “sound”), from Proto-Indo-European *sweh₂gʰ-.

Pronunciation

Noun

eco m (plural ecos)

  1. echo (a reflected sound that is heard again by its initial observer)

Synonyms

Spanish

Etymology

From Latin echo, from Ancient Greek ἠχώ (ēkhṓ).

Noun

eco m (plural ecos)

  1. echo

Venetian

Etymology 1

Compare Italian eco

Noun

eco m (plural echi)

  1. echo

Etymology 2

Compare Italian ecco

Adverb

eco

  1. here
Derived terms
  • ècome, ècone, ècote, ècove, ècoło, ècheło, ècoła, ècheła, ècołi, èchełi, ècołe, èchełe (adverbial pronouns)
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