naco
Portuguese
Etymology
Unknown, possibly of (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Iberian origin. Compare Galician anaco.
Pronunciation
- Hyphenation: na‧co
Noun
naco m (plural nacos)
- piece (especially of food)
- 1883, Teófilo Braga, “O cego e o moço”, in Contos Tradicionaes do Povo Portuguez:
- Um cego andava pedindo esmola pela mão de um moço; a uma porta deram-lhe um naco de pão e um bocado de linguiça.
- (please add an English translation of this quotation)
- naco de carne ― piece of meat
- Synonym: pedaço
Spanish
Etymology
Clipping of totonaco (“Totonac (an indigenous group)”).
Pronunciation
Adjective
naco (feminine naca, masculine plural nacos, feminine plural nacas)
- (Mexico, derogatory) Indigenous; Indian.
- (Mexico, derogatory) Uncultured; backwards; vulgar.
Noun
naco m (plural nacos, feminine naca, feminine plural nacas)
- (Mexico, derogatory) An uncultured or indigenous person; a hillbilly or redneck.
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