"fico" meaning in Italian

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Adjective

IPA: /ˈfi.ko/ Forms: fica [feminine], fichi [masculine, plural], fiche [feminine, plural], fichissimo [superlative]
Rhymes: -iko Etymology: From Romanesco fico, clipping of ficaccio, an alteration of efficace (“effective”), from Latin efficax. Not related to fica, which is from Latin ficus (“fig”). Etymology templates: {{glossary|clipping}} clipping, {{inh|it|la|efficax}} Latin efficax, {{m+|la|ficus||fig}} Latin ficus (“fig”) Head templates: {{it-adj|mpl=fichi|sup=fichissimo}} fico (feminine fica, masculine plural fichi, feminine plural fiche, superlative fichissimo)
  1. (slang) great, cool (admirable) Tags: slang Synonyms: figo [Northern-Italy]
    Sense id: en-fico-it-adj-egZFriwt Categories (other): Italian entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Italian entries with incorrect language header: 67 17 16
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Noun

Forms: fichi [plural], fìcora [error-unknown-tag, plural], fichìno [diminutive], ficóne [augmentative], ficàccio [pejorative], ficùccio [derogatory]
Etymology: From Latin ficus. Etymology templates: {{inh|it|la|ficus}} Latin ficus Head templates: {{it-noun|m|fichi|aug=ficóne|derog=ficùccio|dim=fichìno|pej=ficàccio|pl2=fìcora<l:Old Italian>}} fico m (plural fichi or (Old Italian) fìcora, diminutive fichìno, augmentative ficóne, pejorative ficàccio, derogatory ficùccio)
  1. fig (fresh fruit and tree) Tags: masculine Derived forms: fichereto, ficheto, fichino, fico d'India, fico secco, ficosecco, foglia di fico Related terms: fegato, fica
    Sense id: en-fico-it-noun-4BjaWppa Categories (other): Italian nouns with multiple plurals, Fig trees, Fruits Disambiguation of Fig trees: 18 75 8 Disambiguation of Fruits: 25 62 13
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Noun

IPA: /ˈfi.ko/ Forms: fichi [plural], fichìno [diminutive], ficóne [augmentative], ficàccio [pejorative], ficùccio [derogatory]
Rhymes: -iko Etymology: From Romanesco fico, clipping of ficaccio, an alteration of efficace (“effective”), from Latin efficax. Not related to fica, which is from Latin ficus (“fig”). Etymology templates: {{glossary|clipping}} clipping, {{inh|it|la|efficax}} Latin efficax, {{m+|la|ficus||fig}} Latin ficus (“fig”) Head templates: {{it-noun|m|fichi|aug=ficóne|derog=ficùccio|dim=fichìno|pej=ficàccio}} fico m (plural fichi, diminutive fichìno, augmentative ficóne, pejorative ficàccio, derogatory ficùccio)
  1. (slang) cool guy, bit of alright Tags: masculine, slang
    Sense id: en-fico-it-noun-93NrSMgn Categories (other): Italian links with redundant wikilinks Disambiguation of Italian links with redundant wikilinks: 26 13 61
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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