fico

See also: FICO, ficó, fico-, and -fico

English

Etymology

Italian, a fig, from Latin ficus. See fig.

Noun

fico (plural ficoes)

(archaic) A fig; an insignificant trifle.
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(archaic) A sign of contempt made with the fingers.

Part or all of this entry has been imported from the 1913 edition of Webster’s Dictionary, which is now free of copyright and hence in the public domain. The imported definitions may be significantly out of date, and any more recent senses may be completely missing.
(See the entry for fico in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.)

Anagrams

coif, foci

Catalan

Verb

fico

first-person singular present indicative form of ficar

Italian

Fico (fruit)

Fico (tree)

Etymology

From Latin fīcus.

Pronunciation

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Rhymes: -iko

Adjective

fico (feminine singular fica, masculine plural fichi, feminine plural fiche)

(slang) great, cool (admirable)

Noun

fico m (plural fichi)

fig (fresh fruit and tree)
(slang) cool guy

Usage notes

Slang term becomes figo in Northern Italy.

Derived terms

Related terms

fica
fegato

Anagrams

foci

Latin

Noun

fīcō

dative singular of fīcus
ablative singular of fīcus

References

fico in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition, 1883–1887)

Portuguese

Pronunciation

(Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈfi.ku/

Verb

fico

First-person singular (eu) present indicative of ficar

Spanish

Verb

fico

First-person singular (yo) present indicative form of ficar.

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