# saco
## English
### Etymology

From Spanish saco (“a sack, a half-carga”), from Old Spanish saco, from Latin saccus, from Ancient Greek σάκκος (sákkos, “sack, sackcloth”), from Semitic. Doublet of sac, saccus, sack, and sakkos.

### Noun

saco (plural sacos)
* (historical) A traditional Spanish unit of dry measure, equivalent to about 111 L.

#### Synonyms

* costal, half-carga, Spanish sack

#### Coordinate terms

* cuartillo ($^1$⁄$_{96}$ saco), medio ($^1$⁄$_{48}$ saco), celemin ($^1$⁄$_{24}$ saco), cuartilla ($^1$⁄$_8$ saco), cuarto ($^1$⁄$_4$ saco), fanega ($^1$⁄$_2$ saco), carga (2 sacos), cahiz (6 sacos)

### Anagrams

* COAS, SOCA, OACs, coas, Asco, Caso, COAs, soca, CoAs, ocas, SCAO, AOCs

## Galician
### Etymology

From Old Galician-Portuguese saco (13th century, Cantigas de Santa Maria), from Latin saccus, from Ancient Greek σάκκος (sákkos, “sack, bag; sackcloth”), from Semitic.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈsako̝/

### Noun

saco m (plural sacos)
* bag; sack
** 1402, A. López Ferreiro, editor, Galicia Historica, I, 5, page 344:It. lyno que se em huun saquo por tascarItem, flax that is in a sack, for being scutched

### Verb

saco
* first-person singular present indicative of sacar

### References

* Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, Ana Isabel Boullón Agrelo (2006–2022) “saco”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
* Xavier Varela Barreiro, Xavier Gómez Guinovart (2006–2018) “saco”, in Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
* Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “saco”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega [Dictionary of Dictionaries of the Galician language] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
* Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, editors (2003–2018), “saco”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
* Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “saco”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN

## Portuguese
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈsa.ku/
* Rhymes: -aku
* Hyphenation: sa‧co

### Etymology 1

From Old Galician-Portuguese saco, from Latin saccus, from Ancient Greek σάκκος (sákkos, “sack, bag; sackcloth”), from Semitic.

#### Noun

saco m (plural sacos)
* bag; sack
    Synonym: bolsa
    Coloque os pães no saco.Put the breads in the bag.
* (Brazil, vulgar) balls, nuts (the scrotum)
    Synonyms: testículos, bolas, ovos, (Portugal) tomates
    Chutaram meu saco.My balls were kicked.
* (Brazil, mildly vulgar) patience, tolerance
    Synonym: paciência
    Não tenho saco para isso.I don't have patience for that.
* (Brazil, mildly vulgar) something very tedious or annoying
    Synonyms: aborrecimento, chatice
    Esta aula está um saco.This class is boring.(literally, “This class is a bore.”)

##### Derived terms

* puxa-saco
* saco-cama
* sacola

##### Descendants

* Kadiwéu: jaaco

### Etymology 2
#### Verb

saco
* first-person singular present indicative of sacar

### Further reading

* “saco”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2025

## Spanish
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈsako/ [ˈsa.ko]
* Audio (Venezuela):(file)
* Rhymes: -ako
* Syllabification: sa‧co

### Etymology 1

Inherited from Old Spanish saco, from Latin saccus, from Ancient Greek σάκκος (sákkos, “sack, bag; sackcloth”), from Semitic.

#### Noun

saco m (plural sacos)
* bag, sack (a loose container)
    Synonyms: bolso, bolsa
* gunny sack
    Synonym: costal
* (Latin America) suit jacket (jacket portion of a formal suit)
* (historical) English or American sack (a traditional unit of dry measure)
* (historical) saco, Spanish sack (a traditional unit of dry measure equivalent to about 111 L)
    Synonyms: media carga, costal

##### Coordinate terms

* (Spanish unit): cuartillo ($^1$⁄$_{96}$ saco), medio ($^1$⁄$_{48}$ saco), celemín ($^1$⁄$_{24}$ saco), cuartilla ($^1$⁄$_8$ saco), cuarto ($^1$⁄$_4$ saco), fanega ($^1$⁄$_2$ saco), carga (2 sacos), cahíz (6 sacos)

##### Derived terms

* a saco
* a saco paco
* a tomar por saco
* caer en saco roto
* de saco y corbata
* hombre del saco
* ir a saco
* meter en el mismo saco
* saco de boxeo
* saco de dormir
* saco de mierda
* saco lacrimal
* saco terrero

##### Descendants

* → Seri: saaco (“blouse”)
* → Southeastern Tepehuan: saaku

### Etymology 2
#### Verb

saco
* first-person singular present indicative of sacar

### Further reading

* “saco”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10