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Marco

Marco

See also: marco, marcó, marcò, marĉo, março, and Março

English

Proper noun

Marco

  1. A male given name of Italian origin. English equivalents: Mark, Marc

Interjection

Marco!

  1. Shouted by a player of the game Marco Polo. Compare Polo.

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German

Alternative forms

Proper noun

Marco

  1. A male given name borrowed from Italian.

Italian

Etymology

From Latin Mārcus, from an earlier adjectival form *martcus (pertaining to Mars), from the name of the deity Mārs.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈmar.ko/, [ˈmär̺ko̞]
  • Hyphenation: Màr‧co

Proper noun

Marco m

  1. A male given name, equivalent to Mark.
  2. Mark (biblical character).
  3. the Gospel of Mark.

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Latin

Proper noun

Marcō ?

  1. dative singular of Marcus
  2. ablative singular of Marcus

Portuguese

Etymology

From Latin Mārcum.

Pronunciation

  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈmaʁ.ku/

Proper noun

Marco m

  1. A male given name, equivalent to English Mark and Marcus

Related terms

marco

marco

See also: Marco, marcó, marcò, marĉo, março, and Março

Catalan

Verb

marco

  1. first-person singular present indicative form of marcar

Italian

Verb

marco

  1. first-person singular present indicative of marcare

Noun

marco m (plural marchi)

  1. mark (money)

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Portuguese

Pronunciation

  • (Paulista) IPA(key): /ˈmaɹ.ku/
  • (South Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈmaɻ.ko/
  • Homophone: Marco

Etymology 1

From Medieval Latin marcus, from Proto-Germanic *markō (boundary; boundary marker), from Proto-Indo-European *merǵ- (boundary, border).

Noun

marco m (plural marcos)

  1. boundary-post
  2. mark (indication for reference or measurement)
  3. (figuratively) an important event; a turning point
  4. doorframe or window frame
Synonyms
Meronyms
  • (door or window frame): ombreira, padieira
Derived terms
  • marco postal
  • marco quilométrico
  • marco zero
Related terms

Etymology 2

From German Mark (mark).

Noun

marco m (plural marcos)

  1. mark (former German currency)
Related terms
  • fênigue

Etymology 3

From Finnish markka.

Noun

marco m (plural marcos)

  1. markka (former Finnish currency)

Spanish

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *markō; see also mark and Old High German marka

Noun

marco m (plural marcos)

  1. frame
  2. mark (German currency)

Verb

marco

  1. First-person singular (yo) present indicative form of marcar.