locago

Italian

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek λοχᾱγός (lokhāgós), derived from λόχος (lókhos, “a file in the phalanx”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /loˈka.ɡo/
  • Rhymes: -aɡo
  • Hyphenation: lo‧cà‧go

Noun

locago m (plural locaghi)

  1. (historical, Ancient Greece) a military leader of an armed band

Further reading
  • locago in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana
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