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marco.

boundary-post

5 characters2 syllables approx.Português language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈmaʁ.ku/Brazil[ˈmah.ku]Brazil/ˈmaɾ.ku/São-Paulo/ˈmaʁ.ku/Rio-de-Janeiro
  1. boundary-post

    masculine
  2. mark (indication for reference or measurement)

    masculine
  3. landmark

    masculine
  4. an important event, a milestone; a turning point

    figuratively · masculine
  5. doorframe, window frame

    masculine
Where this word comes from

Borrowed from Medieval Latin marcus, from Frankish *mark, from Proto-Germanic *markō (“boundary; boundary marker”), from Proto-Indo-European *mórǵs (“boundary, border”).

noun/ˈmaʁ.ku/Brazil[ˈmah.ku]Brazil/ˈmaɾ.ku/São-Paulo/ˈmaʁ.ku/Rio-de-Janeiro
  1. marco, Portuguese mark, a traditional unit of mass, usually equal to 230 g and particularly used for trade in gold and silver

    historical · masculine
  2. mark, other similar half-pound units in other measurement systems

    historical · masculine
  3. mark, a former German currency

    historical · masculine
  4. markka, a former Finnish currency

    historical · masculine
Where this word comes from

From Middle High German marc (“half-pound”), from Proto-Germanic *marką (“mark, sign”). As a German currency, a calque of German Mark. As a Finnish currency, a calque of Finnish markka, via Old Swedish mark. Cognate with English mark, Catalan marc, and Galician and Spanish marco.

verb/ˈmaʁ.ku/Brazil[ˈmah.ku]Brazil/ˈmaɾ.ku/São-Paulo/ˈmaʁ.ku/Rio-de-Janeiro
  1. first-person singular present indicative of marcar

    first-person · form-of · indicative · present · singular
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