pacon.

Brit.

/ˈpɑːkəʊ/,

/ˈpakəʊ/, U.S.

/ˈpɑkoʊ/

Forms: 1600s– paco, 1700s–1800s pacos.

Origin: A borrowing from Spanish. Etymon: Spanish paco.

Etymology: < Spanish paco (1554 in sense ‘llama’ (compare sense 1), 1598 in sense 2; 1551 in South American Spanish as adjective in sense ‘reddish’) < Quechua paqo. Compare Quechua paco sheep, p'akko golden, reddish yellow. N.E.D. (1904) treats this as non-naturalized, and gives only the pronunciation (pā·ko) /ˈpɑːkəʊ/.

1. The alpaca, Lama (or Vicugna) pacos.Quot. 1780 and 1834 appear to refer to the related (wild) vicuña, Vicugna vicugna.

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the world > animals > mammals > group Ungulata (hoofed) > group Ruminantia (sheep, goats, cows, etc.) > family Camelidae (camel) > [noun] > genus Lama (llama) > Lama pacos (alpaca)

paco1604

alpaca1747

1604 E. Grimeston tr. J. de Acosta Nat. & Morall Hist. Indies xli. 319 Pacos, or sheep bearing wooll.

1613 S. Purchas Pilgrimage 873 The Sierras yeeld..Pacos, a kinde of sheepe-asses, profitable for fleece and burthen.

a1729 W. Byrd Hist. Dividing Line & Other Tracts (1866) I. 157 In South America, and particularly in Chili, they have a useful animal call'd ‘paco’. This creature resembles a Sheep pretty much; only in the Length of the Neck, and figure of the Head, it is more like a Camel.

1752 J. Hill Gen. Nat. Hist. III. 575 The Pacos..It is a native of Peru, and is sometimes employed, as the Glama, in carrying burthens.

1774 O. Goldsmith Hist. Earth II. 317 The natural colour of the paco, is that of a dried rose leaf.

1780 W. Smellie tr. Comte de Buffon Nat. Hist. Gen. & Particular VII. 134 The wild lama was called huanacus or guanaco, and the wild pacos, vicuna, vigogne.

1834 Nat. Philos. (Libr. Useful Knowl.) III. Phys. Geogr. 55/2 The paco, which in its domestic state is called bicunia or vigonia.

1965 E. Dahlberg Reasons of Heart 16 There is a bezoar stone in the paco and the gazelle composed of the pits of plums, tamarinds, and the seeds of cassia.

1998 Cornell Hotel & Restaurant Admin. Q. (Nexis) Feb. 68 Idyllic valleys at 6,000 to 10,000 feet above sea level where lama pacos (alpacas) can be seen grazing on the mountain sides.

2. Mining. Reddish-brown iron oxide ore containing minute particles of silver.

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the world > the earth > minerals > types of mineral > oxides and hydroxides > native earths > [noun] > ochre

ochre1364

sil1601

Oxford ochre1827

paco1839

Oxford chrome1875

1839 A. Ure Dict. Arts 915 Paco, or Pacos, is the Peruvian name of an earthy-looking ore, which consists of brown oxide of iron.

1854 J. D. Whitney Metallic Wealth U.S. iii. 169 The principal ores [at Cerro de Pasco] are the pacos so called, analogous to the colorados of the Mexican miners: they are ferruginous earths, mingled with argentiferous ores.

1973 Jrnl. Lat. Amer. Stud. 5 53 Paco ores, matt in aspect, generally yellowish, but also of various other colors and consistencies.

2000 Jrnl. Lat. Amer. Stud. 1 Feb. 1 Negrillos (silver sulphides)..posed certain problems to the refiner which were absent in the case of the pacos (silver oxides).

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	paco
释义	pacon. Brit. /ˈpɑːkəʊ/, /ˈpakəʊ/, U.S. /ˈpɑkoʊ/ Forms: 1600s– paco, 1700s–1800s pacos. Origin: A borrowing from Spanish. Etymon: Spanish paco. Etymology: < Spanish paco (1554 in sense ‘llama’ (compare sense 1), 1598 in sense 2; 1551 in South American Spanish as adjective in sense ‘reddish’) < Quechua paqo. Compare Quechua paco sheep, p'akko golden, reddish yellow. N.E.D. (1904) treats this as non-naturalized, and gives only the pronunciation (pā·ko) /ˈpɑːkəʊ/. 1. The alpaca, Lama (or Vicugna) pacos.Quot. 1780 and 1834 appear to refer to the related (wild) vicuña, Vicugna vicugna. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > mammals > group Ungulata (hoofed) > group Ruminantia (sheep, goats, cows, etc.) > family Camelidae (camel) > [noun] > genus Lama (llama) > Lama pacos (alpaca) paco1604 alpaca1747 1604 E. Grimeston tr. J. de Acosta Nat. & Morall Hist. Indies xli. 319 Pacos, or sheep bearing wooll. 1613 S. Purchas Pilgrimage 873 The Sierras yeeld..Pacos, a kinde of sheepe-asses, profitable for fleece and burthen. a1729 W. Byrd Hist. Dividing Line & Other Tracts (1866) I. 157 In South America, and particularly in Chili, they have a useful animal call'd ‘paco’. This creature resembles a Sheep pretty much; only in the Length of the Neck, and figure of the Head, it is more like a Camel. 1752 J. Hill Gen. Nat. Hist. III. 575 The Pacos..It is a native of Peru, and is sometimes employed, as the Glama, in carrying burthens. 1774 O. Goldsmith Hist. Earth II. 317 The natural colour of the paco, is that of a dried rose leaf. 1780 W. Smellie tr. Comte de Buffon Nat. Hist. Gen. & Particular VII. 134 The wild lama was called huanacus or guanaco, and the wild pacos, vicuna, vigogne. 1834 Nat. Philos. (Libr. Useful Knowl.) III. Phys. Geogr. 55/2 The paco, which in its domestic state is called bicunia or vigonia. 1965 E. Dahlberg Reasons of Heart 16 There is a bezoar stone in the paco and the gazelle composed of the pits of plums, tamarinds, and the seeds of cassia. 1998 Cornell Hotel & Restaurant Admin. Q. (Nexis) Feb. 68 Idyllic valleys at 6,000 to 10,000 feet above sea level where lama pacos (alpacas) can be seen grazing on the mountain sides. 2. Mining. Reddish-brown iron oxide ore containing minute particles of silver. ΘΚΠ the world > the earth > minerals > types of mineral > oxides and hydroxides > native earths > [noun] > ochre ochre1364 sil1601 Oxford ochre1827 paco1839 Oxford chrome1875 1839 A. Ure Dict. Arts 915 Paco, or Pacos, is the Peruvian name of an earthy-looking ore, which consists of brown oxide of iron. 1854 J. D. Whitney Metallic Wealth U.S. iii. 169 The principal ores [at Cerro de Pasco] are the pacos so called, analogous to the colorados of the Mexican miners: they are ferruginous earths, mingled with argentiferous ores. 1973 Jrnl. Lat. Amer. Stud. 5 53 Paco ores, matt in aspect, generally yellowish, but also of various other colors and consistencies. 2000 Jrnl. Lat. Amer. Stud. 1 Feb. 1 Negrillos (silver sulphides)..posed certain problems to the refiner which were absent in the case of the pacos (silver oxides). This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1604
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