fico
Americannoun
plural
ficoesnoun
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a worthless trifle
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another word for fig 1
Etymology
Origin of fico
1570–80; < Italian fico, fica fig 1
Example Sentences
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Only be sure, the song be pure; and you may "give the fico to your adversaries."
From The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 04, No. 21, July, 1859 by Various
As for these chicken-hearted tremblers,' he continued, squinting askance at our companions, 'a fico for them!
From My Lady Rotha A Romance by Weyman, Stanley J.
Did I not wot well that she cared not a fico for me?
From The Armourer's Prentices by Hennessy, W.J.
“One day men digging in the garden found a tablet of stone or metal on which was inscribed: “‘Il fico rispettate E non la toccate,’ E non cercate Neppure mangiarne.’
From Legends of Florence Collected from the People, First Series by Leland, Charles Godfrey
But if you really did accomplish any letters and not send them, I say, a fico for thy friendship!
From Letters of Edward FitzGerald in two volumes, Vol. 1 by Wright, William Aldis
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