marco

marco

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English

Etymology 1

From Marco in the game Marco Polo.

Interjection

marco

  1. Alternative letter-case form of Marco.
    Coordinate terms: polo, marco polo

Etymology 2

From Portuguese and Spanish marco, from Medieval Latin marcus, of Germanic origin, from Frankish *mark, from Proto-Germanic *marką (“mark, sign”). Compare Middle High German marc (“half-pound”), which likely influenced the Romance development. See also Old English marc, Old Norse mǫrk.

Noun

marco (plural marcos)

  1. (historical) A traditional Spanish and Portuguese unit of mass, usually equivalent to 230 g and particularly used for trade in gold and silver.
Synonyms
  • (Spanish unit): Spanish mark, mark, half-pound (Spanish contexts)
  • (Portuguese unit): Portuguese mark, mark, half-pound (Portuguese contexts)
Coordinate terms
  • (Spanish unit): onza (1⁄8 marco), cuarteron (1⁄2 marco), libra (2 marcos)
  • (Portuguese unit): oitava (1⁄48 marco), onça (1⁄8 marco), quarta (1⁄2 marco), libra (usually 1+1⁄2 marcos), arratel (2 marcos)

Catalan

Verb

marco

  1. first-person singular present indicative of marcar

Galician

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈmaɾko/ [ˈmaɾ.kʊ]
  • Rhymes: -aɾko
  • Hyphenation: mar‧co

Etymology 1

Attested in local Latin documents since the 9th century, together with its derivatives marcar and demarcar (“to demarcate”). Given its early local documentation, it is not a borrowing from Italian, but from Gothic or rather Suevic. Ultimately from Proto-Germanic *markō (“boundary, region”), from Proto-Indo-European *mórǵs (“boundary, border”).

Noun

marco m (plural marcos)

  1. boundary marker (usually, a stone or a set of three stones used for marking a boundary)
    Synonym: mollón
  2. doorframe or window frame
    Synonym: moldura
Derived terms
Related terms

Etymology 2

From Medieval Latin marcus. As a German currency, a calque of German Mark. As a Finnish currency, a calque of Finnish markka. Cognate with Catalan marc and Spanish and Portuguese marco.

Noun

marco m (plural marcos) (historical)

  1. marco, Spanish mark, a traditional unit of mass equivalent to about 230 g
  2. mark, similar half-pound units of mass in other measurement systems
  3. mark, a former German currency
  4. markka, a former Finnish currency

Etymology 3

Verb

marco

  1. first-person singular present indicative of marcar

See also

References

  • Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, Ana Isabel Boullón Agrelo (2006–2022), “marco”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
  • Xavier Varela Barreiro, Xavier Gómez Guinovart (2006–2018), “marco”, in Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
  • Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “marco”, 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), “marco”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
  • Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “marco”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN

Italian

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈmar.ko/
  • Rhymes: -arko
  • Hyphenation: màr‧co

Etymology 1

From Medieval Latin marca, similar to Old French marc.

Noun

marco m (plural marchi)

  1. mark (money)

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

marco

  1. first-person singular present indicative of marcare

Anagrams

  • croma, macro, macro-

Portuguese

Pronunciation

  • Homophone: Marco
  • Hyphenation: mar‧co

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Medieval Latin marcus, from Frankish *mark, from Proto-Germanic *markō (“boundary; boundary marker”), from Proto-Indo-European *mórǵs (“boundary, border”).

Noun

marco m (plural marcos)

  1. boundary-post
    Synonyms: baliza, estaca, limite, linde, poste
  2. mark (indication for reference or measurement)
    Synonyms: marca, marcação
  3. landmark
  4. (figurative) an important event, a milestone; a turning point
  5. doorframe, window frame
    Synonym: moldura
Meronyms
  • (door or window frame): ombreira, padieira
Derived terms
Related terms

Etymology 2

From Middle High German marc (“half-pound”), from Proto-Germanic *marką (“mark, sign”). As a German currency, a calque of German Mark. As a Finnish currency, a calque of Finnish markka, via Old Swedish mark. Cognate with English mark, Catalan marc, and Galician and Spanish marco.

Noun

marco m (plural marcos)

  1. (historical) marco, Portuguese mark, a traditional unit of mass, usually equal to 230 g and particularly used for trade in gold and silver
  2. (historical) mark, other similar half-pound units in other measurement systems
  3. (historical) mark, a former German currency
  4. (historical) markka, a former Finnish currency
Coordinate terms
  • oitava (1⁄48 marco), onça (1⁄8 marco), quarta (1⁄2 marco), libra (usually 1+1⁄2 marcos), arrátel (2 marcos)
Derived terms
See also

Etymology 3

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

marco

  1. first-person singular present indicative of marcar

Spanish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈmaɾko/ [ˈmaɾ.ko]
  • Rhymes: -aɾko
  • Syllabification: mar‧co

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Medieval Latin marcus, from Frankish *marku (“boundary, border”), from Proto-Germanic *markō.

Noun

marco m (plural marcos)

  1. frame
    Synonym: armazón
  2. framework
    Synonym: entramado
Derived terms
See also

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Medieval Latin marcus, from Frankish *mark (“mark, sign”), from Proto-Germanic *marką. As a German currency, a calque of German Mark. As a Finnish currency, a calque of Finnish markka, via Old Swedish mark. Cognate with English mark, Catalan marc, and Galician and Portuguese marco.

Noun

marco m (plural marcos) (historical)

  1. marco, Spanish mark (a traditional unit of weight, equivalent to about 230 g)
  2. mark (other similar half-pound weights in other measurement systems)
  3. mark (a former German currency)
  4. markka (a former Finnish currency)
Coordinate terms
  • onza (1⁄8 marco), cuarterón (1⁄2 marco), libra (2 marcos)
Derived terms

Etymology 3

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

marco

  1. first-person singular present indicative of marcar

Further reading

  • “marco”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 10 December 2024

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