draco

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UK/ˈdɹeɪkəʊ/US/ˈdɹeɪkoʊ/

noun

A short-barreled Kalashnikov-pattern rifle.

Less commonScrabble 8

Meanings

draco1

noundraco (plural dracos)

plural dracos

  1. African-American VernacularA short-barreled Kalashnikov-pattern rifle.

    Chop trees with the draco

    2018, “Narcos”, in Quavious Marshall, Kirshnik Ball, Kiari Cephus (lyrics), Culture II, performed by Migos, Motown

Draco2

proper noun
  1. astronomyA circumpolar constellation of the northern sky, said to resemble a dragon. It features a line of stars (including Thuban) that winds between Ursa Major and Ursa Minor.
  2. An Athenian lawgiver, known for the severity of his laws.

    The statesman Draco, faced with public complacency in the face of a crisis in crime, devised a simple method of maintaining order: kill all offenders.

    1985 December 8, William Safire, “ESSAY; Draco vs. Solon”, in The New York Times
  3. Greekhuman sciencesOne of Actaeon's hounds.
  4. A male given name from Ancient Greek or Latin.

    Last November’s Latin Grammy Awards ceremony seemed to be the culmination of a heartwarming comeback for the Puerto Rican singer-songwriter-guitarist-producer Robi Draco Rosa.

    2014 August 15, Larry Rohter, “Life After ‘Vida’: One Man’s Time to Heal”, in The New York Times
    1 more example

    Midway through a video interview with Tom Felton about his best-selling memoir, “Beyond the Wand,” the actor who played Draco Malfoy in the “Harry Potter” movies removes the blue-gray baseball cap he’d been wearing backward and begins to tousle his hair.

    2022 November 10, Elisabeth Egan, “Tom Felton Auditioned for ‘Harry Potter’ Without Reading the Books”, in The New York Times

Synonyms & antonyms

Origin

  1. Ancient GreekΔρᾰ́κων
  2. LatinDracō
  3. EnglishDraco

Borrowed from Latin Dracō, itself a borrowing from Ancient Greek Δρᾰ́κων (Drắkōn). Doublet of Dracon, dracone, dragon, dragoon, and drake.

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Translations

Ancient Greek Δράκων
  • Δράκων (Drákōn)constellation
Arabic تِنِّين
  • تِنِّين (tinnīn)constellation
Bulgarian Дракон, Дракон
  • Дракон (Drakon)constellation
  • Дракон (Drakon)Athenian lawgiver
  • Дракон (Drakon)one of Acteon's hounds
Catalan Dracó
  • DracóAthenian lawgiver
Chinese Cantonese 天龍座 /天龙座
  • 天龍座 /天龙座constellation
Chinese Mandarin 天龍座 /天龙座
  • 天龍座 /天龙座 (Tiānlóngzuò)constellation
Dutch Draco, Draco
  • DracoAthenian lawgiver
  • Dracoone of Acteon's hounds
Esperanto Drako
  • Drakoconstellation
Finnish Lohikäärme, Drakon
  • Lohikäärmeconstellation
  • DrakonAthenian lawgiver
French Dragon, Dracon
  • Dragonconstellation
  • DraconAthenian lawgiver
German Drache
  • Dracheconstellation
Hebrew דרקון
  • דרקון (Draqón)Athenian lawgiver
Irish an Dragan
  • an Draganconstellation
Japanese 竜座, りゅう座
  • 竜座 (Ryūza)constellation
  • りゅう座 (Ryūza)constellation
Latin Draco
  • Dracoconstellation
Malay Naga
  • Nagaconstellation
Norwegian Bokmål Dragen
  • Dragenconstellation
Persian اژدها, هشتبهر
  • اژدها (eždahâ)constellation
  • هشتبهر (haštbahr)constellation
Polish Smok, Drakon
  • Smokconstellation
  • DrakonAthenian lawgiver
Portuguese Dragão, Dracão
  • Dragãoconstellation
  • DracãoAthenian lawgiver
  • DráconAthenian lawgiver
  • DraconAthenian lawgiver
  • DracoAthenian lawgiver
Russian Драко́н
  • Драко́н (Drakón)constellation
Spanish Draco
  • Dracoconstellation
Thai กลุ่มดาวมังกร
  • กลุ่มดาวมังกรconstellation
Turkish Ejderha
  • Ejderhaconstellation
Vietnamese Thiên Long
  • Thiên Longconstellation

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Cite this entry
APA

draco. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/draco

MLA

“draco.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/draco. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “draco,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/draco.

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