illico

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French

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Latin īlicō (on the spot), from in + ablative of locus (place).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /i.li.ko/
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Adverb

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illico

  1. (colloquial) pronto, right away
    Synonym: sur-le-champ
    • 1997, “Elle donne son corps avant son nom”, in L'École du micro d'argent, performed by IAM:
      Quoi tu as ton mec ? Nous on est pas jaloux / Deux mètres, cent dix kilos, il s’est pointé / Illico, aussi sec, on est retourné à nos Perriers
      (please add an English translation of this quotation)

Derived terms

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Further reading

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Latin

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Adverb

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illicō (not comparable)

  1. Alternative form of ilico

References

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  • illico”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • illico in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.