tlaco

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noun

one-eighth of a Mexican real (issued until 1897)

OriginSpanish tlaco ← Classical Nahuatl tlaco →
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Meanings

nountlaco (plural tlacos)

plural tlacos

  1. historicalone-eighth of a Mexican real (issued until 1897)

Origin

  1. Classical Nahuatltlaco“half”
  2. Spanishtlaco“tlaco”
  3. Englishtlaco

Borrowed from Spanish tlaco (“tlaco”), from Classical Nahuatl tlaco (“half”).

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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