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pacifico

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Spanish

Noun

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pacifico (plural pacificos)

  1. (historical) A peaceful native in Cuba or the Philippines who did not oppose Spanish colonization.
    • Harper's Weekly
      While we were going through the woods one of the pacificos pointed to a new grave.

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /paˈt͡ʃi.fi.ko/
  • Rhymes: -ifiko
  • Hyphenation: pa‧cì‧fi‧co

Etymology 1

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    Borrowed from Latin pacificus.

    Adjective

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    pacifico (feminine pacifica, masculine plural pacifici, feminine plural pacifiche)

    1. peaceable, peaceful
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    Etymology 2

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    See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

    Verb

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    pacifico

    1. first-person singular present indicative of pacificare

    Further reading

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    • pacifico1”, in Vocabolario Treccani on line (in Italian), Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana, 2026

    Latin

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    Etymology

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      From pāx (peace) + -ficō.

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      Verb

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      pācificō (present infinitive pācificāre, perfect active pācificāvī, supine pācificātum); first conjugation

      1. (intransitive) to make, negotiate or arrange peace
      2. (transitive) to pacify, appease, placate

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      References

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      • pacifico”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879), A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
      • pacifico”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891), An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
      • pacifico”, in Gaffiot, Félix (1934), Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.

      Portuguese

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      Verb

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      pacifico

      1. first-person singular present indicative of pacificar

      Spanish

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      pacifico

      1. first-person singular present indicative of pacificar