"fico" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈfaɪkəʊ/ Forms: ficoes [plural]
Etymology: From Italian fico (“a fig”), from Latin fīcus. Doublet of fig. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|it|fico|t=a fig}} Italian fico (“a fig”), {{der|en|la|fīcus}} Latin fīcus, {{doublet|en|fig}} Doublet of fig Head templates: {{en-noun|ficoes}} fico (plural ficoes)
  1. (archaic) a fig; an insignificant trifle Tags: archaic
    Sense id: en-fico-en-noun-2MgvwSeB
  2. (archaic) a sign of contempt made with the fingers Tags: archaic
    Sense id: en-fico-en-noun-WF33aLxO Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 36 64

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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