pacifico
English
Etymology
Noun
pacifico (plural pacificos)
- (historical) A peaceful native in Cuba or the Philippines who did not oppose Spanish colonization.
- Harper's Weekly
- While we were going through the woods one of the pacificos pointed to a new grave.
- Harper's Weekly
Italian
Adjective
pacifico (feminine singular pacifica, masculine plural pacifici, feminine plural pacifiche)
Related terms
Latin
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /paːˈki.fi.koː/, [paːˈkɪ.fɪ.koː]
Verb
pācificō (present infinitive pācificāre, perfect active pācificāvī, supine pācificātum); first conjugation
Inflection
Synonyms
- (pacify): pācō
Derived terms
Related terms
Descendants
Through Vulgar Latin:
Romance borrowings:
- Catalan: pacificar
- French: pacifier
- Italian: pacificare
Non-Romance borrowings:
References
- pacifico in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- pacifico in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
- pacifico in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette
Portuguese
Spanish
Pronunciation
- (Castilian) IPA(key): [pa̠.θiˈfi.ko̞]
- (Latin America) IPA(key): [pa̠.siˈfi.ko̞]
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