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floco

Pronunciation: /ˈflɔ.ku/

“floco” is a Portuguese word. Its 2 meanings in English:

noun

  1. flake (a thin chiplike layer of anything)
  2. tuft (bunch of feathers, grass or hair, etc., held together at the base)

In Portuguese

  1. conjunto de filamentos sutis, que esvoaçam ao simples impulso da aragem
  2. felpa
  3. tufo de pelos, na cauda de alguns animais
  4. vaporização
  5. farfalha ou partícula de neve, que cai lentamente, esvoaçando como felpa branca
  6. pessoa que pensa merecer, demanda, ou ao qual é dispensado tratamento diferenciado, mais suave ou privilegiado

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin floccus (“tuft of wool”). Doublet of froco.

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