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fico

[ fee-koh ]

noun

, plural fi·coes.


fico

/ ˈfiːkəʊ /

noun

  1. a worthless trifle
  2. another word for fig 1
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Word History and Origins

Origin of fico1

1570–80; < Italian fico, fica fig 1
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Word History and Origins

Origin of fico1

C16: from Italian: fig 1
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Example Sentences

More than 30 percent of Wall Street-bankrolled loans in the same period had FICO scores under 620.

A cord for ever against fifty fathom of water, though not in the sense of the base proverb—a fico for the phrase,—better sus.

But if you really did accomplish any letters and not send them, I say, a fico for thy friendship!

Fig or figo is probably from fico, a snap of the fingers, which in French is faire la figue, and in Italian far le fiche.

Fico took the dog, which promptly yelped, so he hurriedly handed it to Pinac.

Every one of the claims based on deeds of gift from Governor Pio Fico, her husband's most intimate friend, was disallowed.

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