marco

interjectionnouncommon in dialogue

A traditional Spanish and Portuguese unit of mass, usually equivalent to 230 g and particularly used for trade in gold and silver.

interjection

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Variant of MarcoAlternative letter-case form of Marco.

Etymology

From Marco in the game Marco Polo.

noun

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historicalA traditional Spanish and Portuguese unit of mass, usually equivalent to 230 g and particularly used for trade in gold and silver.

Etymology

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.

Forms

plural: marcos

marching · Action described by the verb "to march".Marcia · A female given name from Latin.Marcie · A female given name.

marco · A traditional Spanish and Portuguese unit of mass, usually equivalent to 230 g and particularly used for trade in gold and silver.

Marco · A male given name from the Romance languages, equivalent to…Marcos · A male given name from Spanish or Portuguese, equivalent to…Marcus · A male given name from Latin.

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