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saco¹

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From Spanish saco (“a sack, a half-carga”), from Old Spanish saco, from Latin saccus, from Ancient Greek σάκκος (sákkos, “sack, sackcloth”), from Semitic. Doublet of sac, saccus, sack, and sakkos.

noun sacos

  1. historical A traditional Spanish unit of dry measure, equivalent to about 111 L.

    Similar: costal, half-carga, Spanish sack

Saco²

  • /ˈsɑkoʊ/

proper noun

  1. An unincorporated community in Pike County, Alabama.
  2. An unincorporated community in Mitchell County, Georgia.
  3. A city in York County, Maine.
  4. An unincorporated community in Somerset Township, Steele County, Minnesota.
  5. An unincorporated community in Madison County, Missouri.
  6. A town in Phillips County, Montana.
  7. A river in New Hampshire and Maine which discharges into Saco Bay.
  8. A barrio in Ceiba municipality, Puerto Rico.
  9. A river in Maranhão state, Brazil.
  10. A river in Pará state, Brazil.

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"saco." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/saco. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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saco. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/saco

Chicago

"saco." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/saco.

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@misc{saco_2026,
  title = {saco},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/saco},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}