saco

== English == === Etymology === From Spanish saco (“a sack, a half-carga”), from Old Spanish saco, from Latin saccus, from Ancient Greek σάκκος (sákkos, “sack, sackcloth”), from Semitic. Doublet of sac, saccus, sack, and sakkos. === Noun === saco (plural sacos) (historical) A traditional Spanish unit of dry measure, equivalent to about 111 L. ==== Synonyms ==== costal, half-carga, Spanish sack ==== Coordinate terms ==== cuartillo (1⁄96 saco), medio (1⁄48 saco), celemin (1⁄24 saco), cuartilla (1⁄8 saco), cuarto (1⁄4 saco), fanega (1⁄2 saco), carga (2 sacos), cahiz (6 sacos) === Anagrams === COAS, SOCA, OACs, coas, Asco, Caso, COAs, soca, CoAs, ocas, SCAO, AOCs == Chavacano == === Etymology === Inherited from Spanish saco (“sack”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈsako/, [ˈsa.ko] Hyphenation: sa‧co === Noun === saco sack == Galician == === Etymology === From Old Galician-Portuguese saco (13th century, Cantigas de Santa Maria), from Latin saccus, from Ancient Greek σάκκος (sákkos, “sack, bag; sackcloth”), from Semitic. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈsako̝/ === Noun === saco m (plural sacos) bag; sack === Verb === saco first-person singular present indicative of sacar === References === Seoane, Ernesto Xosé González; Granja, María Álvarez de la; Agrelo, Ana Isabel Boullón (2006–2022), “saco”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval [Dictionary of dictionaries of Medieval Galician] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega Barreiro, Xavier Varela; Guinovart, Xavier Gómez (2006–2018), “saco”, in Corpus Xelmírez: corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval [Corpus Xelmírez: linguistic corpus of Medieval Galicia] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “saco”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega [Dictionary of Dictionaries of the Galician language] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, editors (2003–2018), “saco”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “saco”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN == Portuguese == === Pronunciation === Rhymes: -aku Hyphenation: sa‧co === Etymology 1 === From Old Galician-Portuguese saco, from Latin saccus, from Ancient Greek σάκκος (sákkos, “sack, bag; sackcloth”), from Semitic. ==== Noun ==== saco m (plural sacos, diminutive saquinho) bag; sack Synonym: bolsa (Brazil, vulgar) balls, nuts (the scrotum) Synonyms: testículos, bolas, ovos, (Portugal) tomates (Brazil, colloquial) patience, tolerance Synonym: paciência (Brazil, colloquial) something very tedious or annoying; a hassle Synonyms: aborrecimento, chatice ===== Derived terms ===== ===== Descendants ===== Kadiwéu: jaaco === Etymology 2 === ==== Verb ==== saco first-person singular present indicative of sacar === Further reading === “saco”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026 “saco”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026 == Spanish == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈsako/ [ˈsa.ko] Rhymes: -ako Syllabification: sa‧co === Etymology 1 === Inherited from Old Spanish saco, from Latin saccus, from Ancient Greek σάκκος (sákkos, “sack, bag; sackcloth”), from Semitic. ==== Noun ==== saco m (plural sacos) bag, sack (a loose container) Synonyms: bolso, bolsa gunny sack Synonym: costal (Latin America) suit jacket (jacket portion of a formal suit) (historical) English or American sack (a traditional unit of dry measure) (historical) saco, Spanish sack (a traditional unit of dry measure equivalent to about 111 L) Synonyms: media carga, costal ===== Coordinate terms ===== (Spanish unit): cuartillo (1⁄96 saco), medio (1⁄48 saco), celemín (1⁄24 saco), cuartilla (1⁄8 saco), cuarto (1⁄4 saco), fanega (1⁄2 saco), carga (2 sacos), cahíz (6 sacos) ===== Derived terms ===== ===== Descendants ===== → Seri: saaco (“blouse”) → Southeastern Tepehuan: saaku === Etymology 2 === ==== Verb ==== saco first-person singular present indicative of sacar === Further reading === “saco”, 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