Paco

See also: paco, pacó, pacò, and paço

English

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -ækəʊ

Proper noun

Paco

1. A male given name from Spanish

Anagrams

• ACPO, APCO, Capo, CoAP, Copa, OPAC, acop, capo

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Spanish

Etymology

The nickname is of unclear origin. According to popular etymology, it originated with Saint Francis of Assisi, written in Ecclesiastical Latin as pater communitatis (“father of the community”) and the first syllable of each word put together, but this is rejected by Diccionario de la lengua española.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈpako/ [ˈpa.ko]
• Rhymes: -ako
• Hyphenation: Pa‧co

Proper noun

Paco m

1. a diminutive of the male given name Francisco

   Synonyms: Pancho, Quico

Derived terms

• Pacorro
• Paquito

Anagrams

• capo
• copa
• poca

References

• Hochberg, Judy (2016): ¿Por qué? 101 Questions About Spanish
• “Paco”, in Diccionario de la lengua española (in Spanish), online version 23.7, Royal Spanish Academy, 2023 November 28