FromItalian
loco (notcomparable )
( music ) A direction in written or printed music to be returning to the proper pitch after having played an octave higher or lower.FromSpanish loco ( “ insane, crazy; loose ” ) .
loco (comparative moreloco ,superlative mostloco )
( colloquial ) Crazy .1943 April 3,Super-Rabbit It's Cottontail Smith, and he's gone plumbloco !
1988 Phil Collins , “Loco in Acapulco ”, inIndestructible , performed byFour Tops :Goingloco down in Acapulco / If you stay too long / Yes, you'll be goingloco down in Acapulco / The magic down there is so strong
2003 In da Club ”, inGet Rich or Die Tryin' , performed by50 Cent :Holla in New York, fo'sho they'll tell you I'mloco
2003 December 15,The New Yorker , page56 :You know, I’m a littleloco . Kinda crazy, zany guy.
( Southwestern US ) Intoxicated by eatinglocoweed .Synonym: pea struck loco (plural locos or locoes
A certain species ofAstragalus Oxytropis locoism .Synonym: locoweed loco (third-person singular simple present locos present participle locoing simple past and past participle locoed
( transitive ) poison with the loco plant; to affect withlocoism .( transitive , colloquial , by extension) insane .1904 Charles Dudley Warner , “The Locoed Novelist”, inThe Complete Essays of C. D. Warner [1] They say that he islocoed . The insane asylums of California contain many shepherds.
Clipping oflocomotive
loco (plural locos
( rail transport , informal ) locomotive .1898 Rudyard Kipling , “.007 ”, inThe Day's Work [2] 243 :A locomotive is, next to a marine engine, the most sensitive thing man ever made; and No. .007, besides being sensitive, was new. The red paint was hardly dry on his spotless bumper-bar, his headlight shone like a fireman’s helmet, and his cab might have been a hard-wood-finish parlour. They had run him into the round-house after his trial—he had said good-bye to his best friend in the shops, the overhead travelling-crane—the big world was just outside; and the otherlocos were taking stock of him.
1971 Antique Toys And Their Background , page94 :Small boys in 1963 could have traction engines with real steam coming out of the funnel, and Old Westernlocos had flashing lights, hooters and cow-pushers.
Clipping oflocomotive
loco f plural locos
( informal ) locomotive loco (plural locos
place ,location FromLatin locus Old Latin stlocus Proto-Indo-European *stel- ( “ to put, place, locate ” ) .
loco m plural lochi or ( obsolete , regional ) locora f
( archaic , nowpoetic ) alternative form ofluogo ( “ place, location ” ) 1300s–1310s Dante Alighieri , “Canto III ”, inInferno Hell 16–18 ; republished asGiorgio Petrocchi , editor,La Commedia secondo l'antica vulgata [The Commedia according to the ancient vulgate nd revised edition, Florence:publ. Le Lettere ,1994 :["]Noi siam venuti alloco ov’i’ t’ ho detto / che tu vedrai le genti dolorose / c’ hanno perduto il ben de l’intelletto". "We have come to theplace wherein I told you that you will see the tormented people who have lost the good of intellect." 1350s Prologo e primo capitolo [Preface and first chapter ]”, inCronica [Chronicle [3] Anonimo romano - Cronica , Adelphi,1979 ,→ISBN le memorie se facevano con scoiture in sassi e pataffii, li quali se ponevano nellelocora famose dove demoravano moititudine de iente ( Romanesco ) accounts were made through incisions on rocks and gravestones, which were placed in famedplaces , where moltitudes of people lived Inherited fromLatin illōc
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( Old Italian , now onlydialectal ) there , in that placeSynonyms: ( uncommon ) colà ( literary ) ivi là lì c. 1260s Brunetto Latini , chapterVII , inIl tesoretto [The small treasure [4] 769–774 ; collected in Luigi Di Benedetto, editor,Poemetti allegorico-didattici del secolo XIII [Allegorical-didactical poems from the 13th century [5] 1941 ,page25 :Questi hanno per ofizioloco son pensate. Their [the senses'] task is [to see to it] that the good, and the vices, the facts, and the words return to the spaces I have mentioned, andthere they're thought. loco
first-person singular present indicative oflocare loco1 in Treccani.it –Vocabolario Treccani on line , Istituto dell'Enciclopedia ItalianaFromProto-Italic *stlokāō locus ( “ place, location ” ) +-ō ( “ verbal suffix ” ) .[ 1]
locō (present infinitive locāre perfect active locāvī supine locātum first conjugation
toput ,place ,set Synonyms: pono colloco figo sisto statuo constituo struō impono defigo toarrange ,establish tolease ,hire out,lend indicative singular plural first second third first second third active present locō locās locat locāmus locātis locant imperfect locābam locābās locābat locābāmus locābātis locābant future locābō locābis locābit locābimus locābitis locābunt perfect locāvī locāvistī locāstī 2 locāvit locāt 2 locāvimus locāmus 2 locāvistis locāstis 2 locāvērunt locārunt locāvēre 2 pluperfect locāveram locāram 2 locāverās locārās 2 locāverat locārat 2 locāverāmus locārāmus 2 locāverātis locārātis 2 locāverant locārant 2 future perfect locāverō locārō 2 locāveris locāris 2 locāverit locārit 2 locāverimus locārimus 2 locāveritis locāritis 2 locāverint locārint 2 sigmatic future1 locāssō locāssis locāssit locāssimus locāssitis locāssint passive present locor locāris locāre locātur locāmur locāminī locantur imperfect locābar locābāris locābāre locābātur locābāmur locābāminī locābantur future locābor locāberis locābere locābitur locābimur locābiminī locābuntur perfect locātus sum pluperfect locātus sum future perfect locātus sum subjunctive singular plural first second third first second third active present locem locēs locet locēmus locētis locent imperfect locārem locārēs locāret locārēmus locārētis locārent perfect locāverim locārim 2 locāverīs locārīs 2 locāverit locārit 2 locāverīmus locārīmus 2 locāverītis locārītis 2 locāverint locārint 2 pluperfect locāvissem locāssem 2 locāvissēs locāssēs 2 locāvisset locāsset 2 locāvissēmus locāssēmus 2 locāvissētis locāssētis 2 locāvissent locāssent 2 sigmatic aorist1 locāssim locāssīs locāssīt locāssīmus locāssītis locāssint passive present locer locēris locēre locētur locēmur locēminī locentur imperfect locārer locārēris locārēre locārētur locārēmur locārēminī locārentur perfect locātus sum pluperfect locātus sum imperative singular plural first second third first second third active present — locā — — locāte — future — locātō locātō — locātōte locantō passive present — locāre — — locāminī — future — locātor locātor — — locantor non-finite forms infinitive participle active passive active passive present locāre locārī locāns — future locātūrum esse locātum īrī locātūrus locandus perfect locāvisse locāsse 2 locātum esse — locātus future perfect — locātum fore — — perfect potential locātūrum fuisse — — — verbal nouns gerund supine genitive dative accusative ablative accusative ablative locandī locandō locandum locandō locātum locātū
1 At least one use of the Old Latin "sigmatic future" and "sigmatic aorist" tenses is attested, which are used byOld Latin writers; most notablyPlautus andTerence . The sigmatic future is generally ascribed a future or future perfect meaning, while the sigmatic aorist expresses a possible desire ("might want to").2 At least one rare poetic syncopated perfect form is attested.
locō m
dative / ablative singular oflocus ( “ place, spot ” ) ^ De Vaan, Michiel (2008 ) “locus (> Derivatives > locāre”, inEtymological Dictionary of Latin and the other Italic Languages (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 7), Leiden, Boston: Brill,→ISBN page347 “loco Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879 )A Latin Dictionary “loco Charlton T. Lewis (1891 )An Elementary Latin Dictionary , New York: Harper & Brothers loco inGaffiot, Félix (1934 )Dictionnaire illustré latin-français , Hachette. Carl Meißner, Henry William Auden (1894 )Latin Phrase-Book [6] Macmillan and Co. (ambiguous) loca edita, superiora (ambiguous) loca aspera et montuosa (ambiguous) loca plana plana (ambiguous) loca inculta (ambiguous) loca deserta frequentia (ambiguous) loca amoena, amoenitas locorum (ambiguous) opportuno loco situm positum esse (ambiguous) loca longinqua (ambiguous) discedere a, de, ex loco aliquo (ambiguous) egredi loco excedere ex loco (ambiguous) decedere loco, de, ex loco (ambiguous) loco vestigio se non movere (ambiguous) aliquem in liberorum loco habere (ambiguous) res meae meliore loco, in meliore causa sunt (ambiguous) quo loco res tuae sunt? (ambiguous) hoc loco exsistit quaestio, quaeritur (ambiguous) noster ) author tells us at this point:scriptor hoc loco dicit (ambiguous) Cicero loco quodam haec dicit (ambiguous) insidias collocare, locare (ambiguous) aliquem in insidiis locare, collocare, ponere (ambiguous) domicilium (sedem ac domicilium) habere in aliquo loco (ambiguous) opus locare (ambiguous) domum aedificandam locare, conducere (ambiguous) summo loco natus (ambiguous) nobili, honesto, illustri loco genere natus (ambiguous) humili, obscuro loco natus (ambiguous) infimo loco natus (ambiguous) equestri loco natus ortus (ambiguous) in altissimo dignitatis gradu collocatum, locatum, positum esse (ambiguous) locare aedes, vias faciendas (ambiguous) locare opera publica (ambiguous) loca, regiones, loci naturam explorare (ambiguous) occupare loca superiora (ambiguous) castra ponere, locare (ambiguous) idoneo, aequo, suo iniquo loco (ambiguous) loco movere, depellere, deicere hostem (ambiguous) loco excedere North Moluccan Malay [ edit ] IPA (key ) :/ˈlɔ.t͡ʃɔ/ Hyphenation:lo‧co loco
( intransitive , vulgar ) masturbate loco
( vulgar ) fuck ,shit Perhaps borrowed fromAndalusian Arabic لَوْقَاء ( láwqa ) , fromArabic لَوْقَاء ( “ stupid ” ) , or fromAncient Greek γλαυκός ( glaukós ,“ clear ” ) . For more, see the modern Spanish descendant.
loco (feminine loca masculine plural locos feminine plural locas
crazy ,mad ,insane c. 1280 General Estoria, tercera parte , (published by Pedro Sánchez-Prieto Borja and Bautista Horcajada Diezma, 1994, Madrid: Gredos):Yo só muyloco entre los omnes, e la sapiencia d'ellos non es comigo, mas la de Dios; ca la que yo é non me la dieron ellos si non Dios. I aminsane among people, and their wisdom is not with me, but rather God's, for mine was not given to me by them but by God. loco
first-person singular present indicative oflocar IPA (key ) :/ˈloko/ [ˈlo.ko] Rhymes:-oko Syllabification:lo‧co Uncertain.Inherited fromOld Spanish loco Andalusian Arabic لَوْقَاء ( láwqa ) , fromArabic لَوْقَاء ( lawqāʔ ) , feminine singular form ofأَلْوَق ( ʔalwaq ,“ stupid ” ) ,[ 1] -a as the Ibero-Romance-a and back-forming the masculine with-o . Edward Roberts thinks the term is related toArabic لَاق ( lāq ,“ to soften ” ) ,[ 2] l-y-q , notl-w-q likeأَلْوَق ( ʔalwaq ) . Alternatively, derived fromAncient Greek γλαυκός ( glaukós ,“ clear ” ) . ComparePortuguese louco Sicilian loccu
loco (feminine loca masculine plural locos feminine plural locas superlative loquísimo
crazy ,insane ,mad ,nuts ( asserting that something is out of place in the head ) Synonyms: chiflado desquiciado pirado trastornado Estoyloco por ti. ―I'mcrazy for you. David está muyloco . ―David's reallycrazy . Lorena se pone algoloca cuando bebe. ―Lorena gets a bitcrazy when she drinks [alcohol]. rash ,risky ,imprudent Synonyms: alocado arrebatado atolondrado imprudente insensato una decisión loca de último momento ―arash decision taken at the last minute No seanlocos , tómense su tiempo. ―Don't beimprudent , take your time. tremendous ,terrific ,huge ,enormous Synonyms: enorme grande tremendo Tuviste una suerteloca al ganar la rifa. ―You had somehuge luck when winning the raffle. malfunctioning ,broken and workingincorrectly ( said of a machine ) El reloj de la abuela se ha vueltoloco . ―Grandma's clock has started malfunctioning. overgrown ,rambling Synonym: descuidado Los arbustos se venlocos , deberías podarlos. ―The bushes lookovergrown now, you should trim them. El cabello se te veloco , ve a cortártelo. ―Your hair looksovergrown , go get a haircut. loose ( pipe fittings, pulley ) Synonyms: flojo suelto ( colloquial ) sexy ( only withser ) Pero quéloca es, quéloca se ve. ―She's so sexy, she looks so sexy. loco m plural locos feminine loca feminine plural locas
( derogatory ) crazy person; amadman Ese es unloco ; ten cuidado. ―He is acrazy man , be careful. a highly affectedhomosexual ;fruit a plant in the genusAstragalus Oxytropis FromMapudungun [Term?] .
loco m plural locos
( Chile ) gastropod mollusk that resemblesabalone but is, in fact, amuricid (Concholepas concholepas Synonym: abalón chileno Borrowed fromSpanish loco
loco (comparative mer locosuperlative mest loco
( slang ) crazy ,nuts 
