wilco

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US/ˈwɪl.koʊ/UK/ˈwɪl.kəʊ/

interjection

Indicates agreement and compliance.

“Wilco, Bravo Six Three will take the north road. Bravo Six Four will take the south road, out.”

OriginQuechua willka →
Less commonScrabble 10
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Meanings

wilco1

interjection
  1. broadcastingIndicates agreement and compliance.

    Wilco, Bravo Six Three will take the north road. Bravo Six Four will take the south road, out.

verbwilco (third-person singular simple present wilcos, present participle wilcoing, simple past and past participle wilcoed)

present singular third person wilcos · participle present wilcoing · participle past wilcoed · past wilcoed

  1. rarebroadcastingTo give the "wilco" indication.

wilco2

nounwilco (plural wilcos)

plural wilcos

  1. A species of South American tree, Anadenanthera colubrina.

Origin

wilco · interjection, verb

Blend of will + comply.

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wilco · noun

  1. Quechuawillka
  2. Quechuawillka
  3. Englishwilco

Borrowed from Quechua willka (“sacred”).

More words from Quechua

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Translations

Danish indforstået, det er indforstået
  • indforståetindication of agreement and compliance
  • det er indforståetindication of agreement and compliance
Finnish wilco, noudatan
  • wilcoindication of agreement and compliance
  • noudatanindication of agreement and compliance
Japanese 了解
  • 了解 (ryoukai)indication of agreement and compliance
Swedish ska ske
  • ska skeindication of agreement and compliance

Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with wilco

milko
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Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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