marco

interj. the word you shout in a swimming pool game to find other players.

interj. the call used by the 'seeker' in the aquatic game Marco Polo to elicit the response 'Polo' from other participants.

“The boy closed his eyes in the pool and shouted 'Marco' to hear where his friends were.”

“In the middle of the crowded swimming pool, the child's cry of 'Marco' was immediately met by a chorus of 'Polo' from the other children.”

Informal

n. an old unit of weight used in Spain and Portugal for gold and silver.

n. a traditional Iberian unit of mass, typically approximately 230 grams, historically employed for weighing precious metals.

“The museum display showed an ancient silver bar weighing exactly one marco.”

“The merchant's ledger from the sixteenth century recorded the transaction in marcos, reflecting the standard weight for silver trade at the time.”

Archaic · Technical