soco

See also: SOCO, SoCo, Soco, and socó

Portuguese

Etymology 1

Deverbal from socar.

Alternative forms

  • sôco (pre-reform spelling)

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈso.ku/

  • Rhymes: -oku
  • Hyphenation: so‧co

Noun

soco m (plural socos)

  1. punch, sock (hit with one's hand)
    Synonym: murro

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Swahili soko, from Arabic سُوق (sūq).

Alternative forms

  • sôco (pre-reform spelling)

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈso.ku/

  • Rhymes: -oku
  • Hyphenation: so‧co

Noun

soco m (plural socos)

  1. market, fair, mall

Etymology 3

Learned borrowing from Latin soccus.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈsɔ.ku/

  • Rhymes: -ɔku
  • Hyphenation: so‧co

Noun

soco m (plural socos)

  1. clog (shoe with wooden sole)
    Synonym: tamanco
  2. (strictly) soccus (slipper worn by Ancient Greek comedic actors)
  3. plinth (block or slab upon which a column or other structure stands)
    Synonyms: soclo, plinto
  4. plinth (the bottom course of a wall)

Etymology 4

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈsɔ.ku/

  • Rhymes: -ɔku
  • Hyphenation: so‧co

Verb

soco

  1. first-person singular present indicative of socar

Further reading

Somali

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Proto-Cushitic *soʔ-

  1. to bring, to come

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /sɔːʕɔ/

Verb

soco

  1. walk