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marco

/ˈmɑː(ɹ).kəʊ/

marco is the alternative letter-case form of Marco.

Noun

marco (plural marcos)

  1. (historical) A traditional Spanish and Portuguese unit of mass, usually equivalent to 230 g and particularly used for trade in gold and silver.
    Synonyms:
    Spanish mark, mark, half-pound, Portuguese mark

Proper noun capitalized: Marco

Marco (plural Marcos)

  1. A male given name from the Romance languages, equivalent to English Mark.
    • Marco mainly sells his clothes online.
    1. A male given name from Italian.
    2. A male given name from Portuguese.
    3. A male given name from Spanish.

Interjection capitalized: Marco

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

Synonyms of marco

Forms of marco

Noun
pluralmarcos
Proper noun
pluralMarcos

Origin of marco

From Marco in the game Marco Polo.

From Portuguese and Spanish marco, from Medieval Latin marcus, of Germanic origin, from Frankish *mark, from Proto-Germanic *marką (“mark, sign”). Compare Middle High German marc (“half-pound”), which likely influenced the Romance development. See also Old English marc, Old Norse mǫrk.

From Romance Marco (Italian Marco, Portuguese Marco, Spanish Marco).

Words formed from marco

Phrases with marco

Words that rhyme with marco

Questions about marco

What does marco mean?
Marco means a traditional Spanish and Portuguese unit of mass, usually equivalent to 230 g and particularly used for trade in gold and silver.
What is marco the alternative letter-case form of?
Marco is the alternative letter-case form of Marco.
What part of speech is marco?
Marco can be a noun, a proper noun or an interjection.
How do you pronounce marco?
Marco is pronounced /ˈmɑː(ɹ).kəʊ/.
What is the plural of marco?
The plural of marco is marcos.

Words near marco in the dictionary

  1. Marcionitic
  2. Marcionitish
  3. Marcionitism
  4. Marcius
  5. MARCKS
  6. marco
  7. Marco Island
  8. marco polo
  9. Marco Polo sheep
  10. Marco Polos
  11. Marcobrunner

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Adapted from Wiktionary: marco (page history and authors); Marco (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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