pacco

Italian

Etymology

Borrowed from Middle Dutch pack (whence modern Dutch pak), from Old Dutch pac, *pakko, from Frankish *pakkō, from Proto-Germanic *pakkô (“bundle”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈpak.ko/
  • Rhymes: -akko
  • Hyphenation: pàc‧co

Noun

pacco m (plural pacchi)

  1. parcel, package
  2. bundle, deck
    Synonyms: involto, pila
  3. (slang) swindle, con
    Synonyms: bidonata, bidone, (slang) fregatura, imbroglio, raggiro, truffa
    tirare il pacco a qualcuno
    to con somebody
  4. (vulgar, slang) package, bulge (visible protrusion of the male genitals through clothing)

Further reading
  • pacco in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

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