fico

American  

[fee-koh] / ˈfi koʊ /

noun

plural

ficoes

1. fig.

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fico British  

/ ˈfiːkəʊ /

noun

1. a worthless trifle

2. another word for fig 1

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Etymology

Origin of fico

1570–80; < Italian fico, fica fig ¹

Example Sentences

Now, out upon your tender conscience," said Lord Dalgarno; "and the fico for such outcasts of Parnassus!

From The Fortunes of Nigel by Scott, Walter, Sir

My wife, who is my inquisitor and confessor in ordinary, has gone over the lecture twice, without scenting a heresy, and if she and Mrs. Romanes fail—a fico for a mere male don's nose!

From Life and Letters of Thomas Henry Huxley — Volume 3 by Huxley, Leonard

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

A fico for Imperial "Pots," and their young princely progenies.

From Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 105 October 7, 1893 by Various

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