orco

== Galician == === Etymology === From Latin Orcus (“god of the underworld”), orcus. === Noun === orco m (plural orcos) hell ogre, orc lichen (symbiotic organism) Synonyms: orcelo, ouricela, escamenta, calquizo === References === Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “orco”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega [Dictionary of Dictionaries of the Galician language] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega == Italian == === Etymology === From Latin Orcus (“god of the underworld”), orcus. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈɔr.ko/, /ˈor.ko/ Rhymes: -ɔrko, -orko Hyphenation: òr‧co, ór‧co === Noun === orco m (plural orchi, feminine orchessa) ogre orc ==== Descendants ==== === References === === Anagrams === -coro, coro, roco == Latin == === Noun === orcō dative/ablative singular of orcus == Portuguese == === Etymology === From Orco, from Latin Orcus (“god of the underworld”). Doublet of ogro and orc. The sense of mythological creature is a semantic loan from English orc. === Pronunciation === Rhymes: (Portugal, São Paulo) -ɔɾku, (Brazil) -ɔʁku Hyphenation: or‧co === Noun === orco m (plural orcos) (poetic, literary) hell; underworld (fantasy, mythology) orc Synonym: orc === Further reading === “orco”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026 “orco”, in Dicio – Dicionário Online de Português (in Portuguese), São Paulo: 7Graus, 2009–2026 “orco”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026 “orco”, in Dicionário infopédia da Lingua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2026 “orco”, in Dicionário inFormal (in Portuguese), 2006–2026 “orco”, in Michaelis Dicionário Brasileiro da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), São Paulo: Editora Melhoramentos, 2015–2026, →ISBN == Spanish == === Etymology === Borrowed from Latin Orcus (“god of the underworld”), orcus. Doublet of huerco. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈoɾko/ [ˈoɾ.ko] Rhymes: -oɾko Syllabification: or‧co === Noun === orco m (plural orcos) Orcus (poetic) hell (fantasy, folklore) orc === Noun === orco m (plural orcos, feminine orca, feminine plural orcas) male orca, killer whale === Further reading === “orco”, 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