maco

== English == === Noun === maco (uncountable) An Egyptian cotton once used to make underwear and stockings. === Anagrams === AMOC, OAMC, camo, coma == Catalan == === Etymology 1 === Borrowed from Spanish majo. ==== Pronunciation ==== IPA(key): (Northern, Central) [ˈma.ku] IPA(key): (Balearic, Valencia, Northwestern) [ˈma.ko] ==== Adjective ==== maco (feminine maca, masculine plural macos, feminine plural maques) beautiful, pretty Synonym: bonic nice, lovely Synonym: agradable ===== Derived terms ===== quemaco ==== Noun ==== maco m (plural macos, feminine maca, feminine plural maques) Affectionate way of referring to someone Synonym: xato ==== Further reading ==== “maco”, in Diccionari de la llengua catalana [Dictionary of the Catalan Language] (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies [Catalan: Institut d'Estudis Catalans], April 2007 Alcover, Antoni Maria; Moll, Francesc de Borja (1963), “maco”, in Diccionari català-valencià-balear (in Catalan) === Etymology 2 === ==== Verb ==== maco first-person singular present indicative of macar == Esperanto == === Etymology === Borrowed from Hebrew מצה. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈmat͡so/ Rhymes: -at͡so Syllabification: ma‧co === Noun === maco (accusative singular macon, plural macoj, accusative plural macojn) matzo, matzah (thin, unleavened bread in Jewish cuisine) === Further reading === “maco”, in Plena Ilustrita Vortaro de Esperanto [Complete Illustrated Dictionary of Esperanto], 2020, →ISBN “maco”, in Reta Vortaro [Online Dictionary] (in Esperanto), 1997-2026 == Spanish == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈmako/ [ˈma.ko] Rhymes: -ako Syllabification: ma‧co === Etymology 1 === (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.) ==== Noun ==== maco m (plural macos) (cant) prison Synonym: cárcel (The addition of quotations indicative of this usage is being sought:) (Dominican Republic) a toad or frog Synonyms: rana, sapo === Etymology 2 === ==== Adjective ==== maco (feminine maca, masculine plural macos, feminine plural macas) (cant) sly, cunning Synonyms: pícaro, pillo === Etymology 3 === ==== Verb ==== maco first-person singular present indicative of macar === Further reading === “maco”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025