Italian

Noun

palco m ‎(plural palchi)

1. stand, platform
2. stage (theatre)
3. box (theatre)
4. (zoology) antler
5. scaffold, scaffolding

Synonyms

• (2) palcoscenico

Derived terms

• catafalco (via consonant shift)
• palchista
• sottopalco

Anagrams

• colpa
• placo, placò
• polca

Portuguese

palco

Etymology

From Italian palco ‎(“stand; stage”), from Lombardic balko ‎(“beam”) from Proto-Germanic *balkô ‎(“beam”), from Proto-Indo-European *bhelg'- ‎(“beam, pile, prop”). Cognate to Portuguese balcão.

Pronunciation

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈpaw.ku/
• (South Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈpaw.ko/
• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈpaɫ.ku/
• Rhymes: -awku

Noun

palco m (plural palcos)

1. stage (of a theatre)
2. (figuratively) a location where something important happens

Derived terms

• palco elisabetano
• palco giratório
• palco italiano

Spanish

Etymology

From Italian palco, a doublet of balco (now usu. balcone), balcony.

Noun

palco m ‎(plural palcos)

1. (theater) box
2. bench