orco

See also: Orco and orço

Italian

Etymology

From Latin Orcus (“god of the underworld”), orcus, from Ancient Greek Όρκος (Órkos) or Ὅρχος (Hórkhos).[1].

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈɔr.ko/, [ˈɔr̺ko]
  • Rhymes: -ɔrko
  • Hyphenation: òr‧co

Noun

orco m (plural orchi, feminine orchessa)

  1. ogre
  2. orc

References
  1. Wagenvoort, Studies in Roman Literature, Culture and Religion

Anagrams

Latin

Noun

orcō

  1. dative singular of orcus
  2. ablative singular of orcus

Spanish

Etymology

From Latin Orcus (“god of the underworld”), from Ancient Greek Όρκος (Órkos).

Noun

orco m (plural orcos)

  1. Orcus
  2. (poetic) hell
  3. orc

Noun

orco m (plural orcos, feminine orca, feminine plural orcas)

  1. male orca, killer whale.
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