saco

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/ˈsɑkoʊ/

noun

A traditional Spanish unit of dry measure, equivalent to about 111 L.

Similar
costalhalf-cargaSpanish sack
OriginSpanish saco ← Old Spanish saco ← Latin saccus →
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Meanings

saco1

nounsaco (plural sacos)

plural sacos

  1. historicalA traditional Spanish unit of dry measure, equivalent to about 111 L.

    Synonyms: costal, half-carga, Spanish sack

Saco2

proper noun
  1. A number of places in the United States:
    1. An unincorporated community in Pike County, Alabama.
    2. An unincorporated community in Mitchell County, Georgia.
    3. A city in York County, Maine.
    4. An unincorporated community in Somerset Township, Steele County, Minnesota.
    5. An unincorporated community in Madison County, Missouri.
    6. A town in Phillips County, Montana.
    7. A river in New Hampshire and Maine which discharges into Saco Bay.
  2. A barrio in Ceiba municipality, Puerto Rico.
  3. A river in Maranhão state, Brazil.
  4. A river in Pará state, Brazil.

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA traditional Spanish unit of dry measure, equivalent to about 111 L.

Similar
costalhalf-cargaSpanish sack
Also see
costal

Origin

  1. Ancient Greekσάκκος“sack, sackcloth”
  2. Latinsaccus
  3. Old Spanishsaco
  4. Spanishsaco“a sack, a half-carga”
  5. Englishsaco

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.

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Cite this entry
APA

saco. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/saco

MLA

“saco.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/saco. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “saco,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/saco.

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