mico.
any of several very small and long-tailed monkeys, such as capuchins and marmosets
Meaning & usage
any of several very small and long-tailed monkeys, such as capuchins and marmosets
the devil
Where this word comes from
From a Cariban language, likely via Spanish mico.
gaffe, blunder, faux pas (an embarrassing mistake or situation)
pagar mico
Where this word comes from
Etymology tree Portuguese mico Latin pectus Late Latin appectorōder. Old Galician-Portuguese apretar Old Galician-Portuguese *apreto Old Galician-Portuguese preto Portuguese preto Portuguese mico-pretoclip. Portuguese mico Short for mico-preto, a children's card game where the players have to amass pairs of matching cards, and the card that traditionally depicts a small monkey is the only one without a pair.
first-person singular present indicative of micar
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