saco

See also: Saco and sacó

English

Etymology

From Spanish saco (“a sack, a half-carga”), from Old Spanish saco, from Latin saccus, from Ancient Greek σάκκος (sákkos, “sack, sackcloth”), from Semitic. Doublet of sac, saccus, sack, and sakkos.

Noun

saco (plural sacos)

1. (historical) A traditional Spanish unit of dry measure, equivalent to about 111 L.

Synonyms

• costal, half-carga, Spanish sack

Coordinate terms

• cuartillo (¹⁄₉₆ saco), medio (¹⁄₄₈ saco), celemin (¹⁄₂₄ saco), cuartilla (¹⁄₈ saco), cuarto (¹⁄₄ saco), fanega (¹⁄₂ saco), carga (2 sacos), cahiz (6 sacos)

Galician

Etymology

From Old Galician-Portuguese saco (13th century, Cantigas de Santa Maria), from Latin saccus, from Ancient Greek σάκκος (sákkos, “sack, bag; sackcloth”), from Semitic.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈsako̝/

Noun

saco m (plural sacos)

1. bag; sack
   • 1402, A. López Ferreiro, editor, Galicia Historica, I, 5, page 344:

     It. lyno que se em huun saquo por tascar

     Item, flax that is in a sack, for being scutched

Verb

saco

1. first-person singular present indicative of sacar

References

• “saco” in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval, SLI - ILGA 2006–2022.
• “saco” in Xavier Varela Barreiro & Xavier Gómez Guinovart: Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval. SLI / Grupo TALG / ILG, 2006–2018.
• “saco” in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega, SLI - ILGA 2006–2013.
• “saco” in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega. Santiago: ILG.
• “saco” in Álvarez, Rosario (coord.): Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués, Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega.

Portuguese

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈsa.ku/

• Rhymes: -aku
• Hyphenation: sa‧co

Etymology 1

From Old Galician-Portuguese saco, from Latin saccus, from Ancient Greek σάκκος (sákkos, “sack, bag; sackcloth”), from Semitic.

Noun

saco m (plural sacos)

1. bag; sack

   Synonym: bolsa

   Coloque os pães no saco.

   Put the breads in the bag.

2. (Brazil, vulgar) balls, nuts (the scrotum)

   Synonyms: testículos, bolas, ovos, (Portugal) tomates

   Chutaram meu saco.

   My balls were kicked.

3. (Brazil, mildly vulgar) patience, tolerance

   Synonym: paciência

   Não tenho saco para isso.

   I don't have patience for that.

4. (Brazil, mildly vulgar) something very tedious or annoying

   Synonyms: aborrecimento, chatice

   Esta aula está um saco.

   This class is boring.

   (literally, “This class is a bore.”)

Derived terms

• puxa-saco
• saco-cama
• sacola

Descendants

• Kadiwéu: jaaco

Etymology 2

Verb

saco

1. first-person singular present indicative of sacar

Further reading

• “saco” in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa.

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈsako/ [ˈsa.ko]

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• Rhymes: -ako
• Syllabification: sa‧co

Etymology 1

Inherited from Old Spanish saco, from Latin saccus, from Ancient Greek σάκκος (sákkos, “sack, bag; sackcloth”), from Semitic.

Noun

saco m (plural sacos)

1. bag, sack (a loose container)

   Synonyms: bolso, bolsa

2. gunny sack

   Synonym: costal

3. (Latin America) suit jacket (jacket portion of a formal suit)
4. (historical) English or American sack (a traditional unit of dry measure)
5. (historical) saco, Spanish sack (a traditional unit of dry measure equivalent to about 111 L)

   Synonyms: media carga, costal

Coordinate terms

• (Spanish unit): cuartillo (¹⁄₉₆ saco), medio (¹⁄₄₈ saco), celemín (¹⁄₂₄ saco), cuartilla (¹⁄₈ saco), cuarto (¹⁄₄ saco), fanega (¹⁄₂ saco), carga (2 sacos), cahíz (6 sacos)

Derived terms

• a saco
• a saco paco
• a tomar por saco
• caer en saco roto
• de saco y corbata
• hombre del saco
• ir a saco
• meter en el mismo saco
• saco de boxeo
• saco de dormir
• saco de mierda
• saco terrero

 

Descendants

• → Seri: saaco (“blouse”)
• → Southeastern Tepehuan: saaku

Etymology 2

Verb

saco

1. first-person singular present indicative of sacar

Further reading

• “saco”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014