naco

Unknown, possibly of Iberian origin. Compare Galician anaco.

• Hyphenation: na‧co

naco m (plural nacos)

1. piece (especially of food)
   • 1883, Teófilo Braga, “O cego e o moço”, in Contos Tradicionaes do Povo Portuguez:

     Um cego andava pedindo esmola pela mão de um moço; a uma porta deram-lhe um naco de pão e um bocado de linguiça.

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   naco de carne ― piece of meat

   Synonym: pedaço

Clipping of totonaco (“Totonac (an indigenous group)”).

• IPA^(key): /ˈnako/

naco (feminine singular naca, masculine plural nacos, feminine plural nacas)

1. (Mexico, derogatory) Indigenous; Indian.
2. (Mexico, derogatory) Uncultured; backwards; vulgar.

naco m (plural nacos, feminine naca, feminine plural nacas)

1. (Mexico, derogatory) An uncultured or indigenous person; a hillbilly or redneck.