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fico

/ˈfaɪkəʊ/

fico noun: a fig; an insignificant trifle.

fico: a fig; an insignificant trifle
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Noun

fico (plural ficoes)

  1. (archaic) a fig; an insignificant trifle
    • a fico for the phrase.c. 1597 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Merry Wiues of Windsor”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward]...
  2. (archaic) a sign of contempt made with the fingers
    • As for these chicken-hearted tremblers,' he continued, squinting askance at our companions, 'a fico for them!1894, Stanley John Weyman, “XXI. Among the Wounded”, in My Lady Rotha

Proper noun (1) capitalized: FICO

IPA/ˈfaɪ.kəʊ/

FICO

  1. (abbreviation, acronym) Acronym of Fair Isaac Corporation, the first corporation to introduce credit scores.
    • Fifteen hundred dollars stolen through the extortion exerted through the credit bureaus and the FICO nonsense. This is not theft by deception, this is robbery in broad daylight.2008, Robert Steele, Fico Is a Four Letter Word, →ISBN
    • In addition to these variations of FICO Scores, each credit reporting agency also offers its own proprietary credit scoring model and makes their own credit scores available to consumers as well as creditors and lenders.2009, Jason R. Rich, Complete Book of Dirty Little Secrets From the Credit Bureaus, →ISBN

Proper noun (2) capitalized: Fico

Fico (plural Ficos)

  1. A surname from Italian.

Forms of fico

Noun
pluralficoes
Proper noun
pluralFicos

Origin of fico

From Italian fico (“a fig”), from Latin fīcus. Doublet of fig.

Borrowed from Italian Fico.

Questions about fico

What does fico mean?
Fico means a fig; an insignificant trifle.
What part of speech is fico?
Fico can be a noun or a proper noun.
How do you pronounce fico?
Fico is pronounced /ˈfaɪkəʊ/.
What is the plural of fico?
The plural of fico is ficoes.

Words near fico in the dictionary

  1. Ficklings
  2. Ficklins
  3. fickly
  4. ficlet
  5. ficlets
  6. fico
  7. ficoes
  8. ficoidaceous
  9. ficolin
  10. ficolins
  11. Ficos

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