palco
Italian
Etymology
From Lombardic balko (“beam”) from Proto-Germanic *balkô (“beam”), from Proto-Indo-European *bhelg'- (“beam, pile, prop”). Compare German Balken, English balk.
Noun
palco m (plural palchi)
- stand, platform
- (theater, music) stage
- Synonym: palcoscenico
- (theater) box
- (zoology) antler
- scaffold, scaffolding
Derived terms
- catafalco (via consonant shift)
- palchista
- palcoscenico
- sottopalco
Descendants
Anagrams
Portuguese
palco
Etymology
Borrowed from Italian palco (“stand; stage”), from Lombardic balko (“beam”) from Proto-Germanic *balkô (“beam”), from Proto-Indo-European *bhelg'- (“beam, pile, prop”). Cognate to Portuguese balcão.
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈpaw.ku/
- (South Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈpaw.ko/
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /ˈpaɫ.ku/
- Rhymes: -awku
Noun
palco m (plural palcos)
- stage (of a theatre)
- (figuratively) a location where something important happens
Derived terms
- palco elisabetano
- palco giratório
- palco italiano
Further reading
Spanish
Etymology
From Italian palco, doublet of balco (now usu. balcone), balcony.
Noun
palco m (plural palcos)
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