English

Noun

mico ‎(plural micos)

1. A small South American monkey (Mico melanurus), allied to the marmoset.

Usage notes

• The name was originally applied to an albino variety.

Catalan

Etymology

From Spanish mico.

Noun

mico m ‎(plural micos)

1. monkey

Latin

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈmi.koː/, [ˈmɪ.koː]

Verb

micō ‎(present infinitive micāre, perfect active micuī); first conjugation, no passive

1. I vibrate, quiver
2. I twinkle, glitter
3. I tremble
4. I beat (of the pulse)

Inflection

There is a supine mictum, found in Priscian; but it is not in use.

Derived terms

Descendants

• Italian: ammiccare

References

• mico in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• mico in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
• Félix Gaffiot (1934), “mico”, in Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Paris: Hachette.
• Meissner, Carl; Auden, Henry William (1894) Latin Phrase-Book, London: Macmillan and Co.
  • the lightning flashes: fulmina micant
    

Portuguese

Noun

mico m (plural micos)

1. A monkey with a prehensile tail.
2. A gaffe, a blunder.

See also

• macaco m

Derived terms

• mico-leão
• mico-leão-dourado

Spanish

Etymology

From Cumanagota.

Noun

mico m ‎(plural micos)

1. A monkey with a prehensile tail.
2. (familiar) child
3. An ugly person.
4. (Nicaragua) ****.

See also

• chango m (Mexico)
• mono m