fico

fico

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

English

Etymology

From Italian fico (a fig), from Latin fīcus. Doublet of fig.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈfaɪkəʊ/

Noun

fico (plural ficoes)

  1. (archaic) a fig; an insignificant trifle
  2. (archaic) a sign of contempt made with the fingers
    • 1894, Stanley John Weyman, “XXI. Among the Wounded”, in My Lady Rotha:
      As for these chicken-hearted tremblers,' he continued, squinting askance at our companions, 'a fico for them!

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Catalan

Pronunciation

Verb

fico

  1. first-person singular present indicative of ficar

Galician

Verb

fico

  1. first-person singular present indicative of ficar

Italian

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈfi.ko/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Rhymes: -iko
  • Hyphenation: fì‧co

Etymology 1

    From Latin ficus.

    Noun

    fico m (plural fichi or (Old Italian) fìcora, diminutive fichìno, augmentative ficóne, pejorative ficàccio, derogatory ficùccio)

    1. fig (fresh fruit and tree)
    Derived terms

    Etymology 2

    From Romanesco fico, clipping of ficaccio, an alteration of efficace (effective), from Latin efficax. Not related to fica, which is from Latin ficus (fig).

    Noun

    fico m (plural fichi, diminutive fichìno, augmentative ficóne, pejorative ficàccio, derogatory ficùccio)

    1. (slang) cool guy, bit of alright

    Adjective

    fico (feminine fica, masculine plural fichi, feminine plural fiche, superlative fichissimo)

    1. (slang) great, cool (admirable)
      Alternative form: (northern Italy) figo

    Further reading

    Latin

    Pronunciation

    Noun

    fīcō

    1. dative/ablative singular of fīcus

    References

    Portuguese

    Pronunciation

     

    Verb

    fico

    1. first-person singular present indicative of ficar
      Fico feliz em ajudar.I am happy to help.

    Spanish

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): /ˈfiko/ [ˈfi.ko]
    • Rhymes: -iko
    • Syllabification: fi‧co

    Verb

    fico

    1. first-person singular present indicative of ficar

    West Makian

    Etymology

    From fi- +‎ co (to see).

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): /ɸi.ˈt͡ʃo/

    Verb

    fico

    1. (transitive) to look at
    2. (transitive) to keep an eye on

    Conjugation

    Conjugation of fico (action verb)
    singular plural
    inclusive exclusive
    1st person tefico mefico afico
    2nd person nefico fefico
    3rd person inanimate ifico defico
    animate
    imperative nifico, fico fifico, fico

    References

    • Clemens Voorhoeve (1982), The Makian languages and their neighbours[1], Pacific linguistics