soco

See also: SOCO, SoCo, Soco, and socó

Portuguese

Etymology 1

Deverbal from socar.

Alternative forms

• sôco (pre-reform spelling)

Pronunciation

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈso.ku/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈso.ku/

• Rhymes: -oku
• Hyphenation: so‧co

Noun

soco m (plural socos)

1. punch, sock (hit with one's hand)

   Synonym: murro

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Swahili soko, from Arabic سُوق (sūq). Doublet of açougue and azoque.

Alternative forms

• sôco (pre-reform spelling)

Pronunciation

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈso.ku/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈso.ku/

• Rhymes: -oku
• Hyphenation: so‧co

Noun

soco m (plural socos)

1. souq (a street market in Arabic-speaking countries)

   Synonym: azoque

2. (Mozambique) any market, fair or mall

Etymology 3

Learned borrowing from Latin soccus.

Pronunciation

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈsɔ.ku/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈsɔ.ku/

• Rhymes: -ɔku
• Hyphenation: so‧co

Noun

soco m (plural socos)

1. clog (shoe with wooden sole)

   Synonym: tamanco

2. (strictly) soccus (slipper worn by Ancient Greek comedic actors)
3. plinth (block or slab upon which a column or other structure stands)

   Synonyms: soclo, plinto

4. plinth (the bottom course of a wall)

Related terms

• soclo

Etymology 4

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Pronunciation

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈsɔ.ku/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈsɔ.ku/

• Rhymes: -ɔku
• Hyphenation: so‧co

Verb

soco

1. first-person singular present indicative of socar

Further reading

• “soco”, in Michaelis Dicionário Brasileiro da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), São Paulo: Editora Melhoramentos, 2015–2026, →ISBN
• “soco”, in Dicionário Infopédia da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2026
• “soco”, in Dicionário da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisboa: Academia das Ciências de Lisboa, 2001–2026
• “soco”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026
• “soco”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026

Somali

Etymology

From Proto-Cushitic *soc- (“to go away”). Cognate with Rendille soh'o. Compare also Oromo socho'uu (“to move”).

Verb

socó (verbal noun socosho, strong causative socodsii) (middle voice)

1. (ambitransitive) walk

Derived terms

• socdaal (“walker”)

References

• “soco”, in Qaamuuska Af-Soomaaliga, 2012