Sacco

[ sak-oh; Italian sahk-kaw ]

noun

1. Ni·co·la [nee-, kaw, -lah], 1891–1927, Italian anarchist, in the U.S. after 1908: together with Bartolomeo Vanzetti, found guilty of robbery and murder 1921; executed 1927.

Sacco

/ ˈsækəʊ /

noun

1. SaccoNicola18911927MUSItalianPOLITICS: radical agitator Nicola (niˈkɔːla). 1891–1927, US radical agitator, born in Italy. With Bartolomeo Vanzetti, he was executed for murder (1927) despite suspicions that their political opinions influenced the verdict: the case caused international protests

Example Sentences

On the one hand, regulars let Sacco know they hoped to be reunited with some of Tosca’s signatures, including agnolotti del plin and the veal chop with its elegant protruding bone.

From Washington Post

Sacco calls Tosca’s veal chop, nearly a pound of thick-cut grilled meat, “an obsession of mine.”

From Washington Post

For some of us, just watching Sacco seat and greet again is a little miracle.

From Washington Post

Coolidge stayed silent about the trial that led to the execution of Ferdinando Sacco and Bartolomeo Vanzetti in August 1927.

From The Daily Beast

For instance, in Footnotes in Gaza, Joe Sacco vividly illustrates daily life in the occupied territory.

From The Daily Beast

Plus, a dying miner tells the story of his life, illustrated by Sacco.

From The Daily Beast

Take the modern day Sacco and Vanzetti: Tim Geithner and Michael Steele.

From The Daily Beast

Postridie mulier bene sana foco exsilit, & graui onusta sacco ad maritum quattuor inde leucas vegeta contendit.

From Project Gutenberg

Farther north is the Sacco of the Misericordia opening into the lagoon.

From Project Gutenberg

Prneste is placed on one of the projecting spurs of the mountainous district which intervenes between the Anio and the Sacco.

From Project Gutenberg

Subsequent to that disaster Stefana had married Sacco, then merely a petty post-office clerk.

From Project Gutenberg

But Sacco hesitates a good deal; he fears that he has no aptitude for the Department of Agriculture.

From Project Gutenberg