Noun: anaco
Gender: m
Hyphenation:
| Singular m | anaco |
| Plural m | anacos |
Sample Sentences
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hũu anaco de tapete vello (a rag from an old rug) [1457, Fernando R. Tato Plaza, editor, Libro de notas de Álvaro Pérez, notario da Terra de Rianxo e Postmarcos, Santiago: Consello da Cultura Galega, page 179:]
Nouns inflected like anaco
miligramo,
mililitro,
acontecemento,
urodelo,
ancoradoiro,
vimieiro,
serrón,
sesego,
sedeño,
iceberg,
sarrio,
sabuio,
sabugo,
sabujo,
sabuxo,
sabelo,
sangue,
saibro,
saltón,
salmón, etc. (List truncated at 20 nouns)
Etymology
1. Unknown. Perhaps from a hypothetical Celtic *annos + -akko-, cognate of Latin pannus (“cloth”); in that case, from Proto-Indo-European *peh₂n- (“fabric”). Attested since the 15th century.
2. Cognate with Portuguese naco, Spanish añicos. See: Latin Nouns '
pannus', Portuguese Nouns '
naco', Spanish Nouns '
añicos'.
Verbs referencing "anaco"
Portuguese Nouns
naco.
Translations