Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

fico

/ˈfaɪkəʊ/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 2.66 in modern English

Syllables: fi-co
IPA: /ˈfaɪkəʊ/

9

Scrabble Score

4

Letters

2

Syllables

4

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

a fig; an insignificant trifle

Archaic

noun

a sign of contempt made with the fingers

Archaic

name

Acronym of Fair Isaac Corporation, the first corporation to introduce credit scores.

name

A surname from Italian.

Example Sentences

"a fico for the phrase."
"As for these chicken-hearted tremblers,' he continued, squinting askance at our companions, 'a fico for them!"
"Fifteen hundred dollars stolen through the extortion exerted through the credit bureaus and the FICO nonsense. This is not theft by deception, this is robbery in broad daylight."
"In addition to these variations of FICO Scores, each credit reporting agency also offers its own proprietary credit scoring model and makes their own credit scores available to consumers as well as creditors and lenders."
"In my view then Voodoo FICO credit scoring had to go and common sense had to move back in."

Etymology

From Italian fico (“a fig”), from Latin fīcus. Doublet of fig.

Origin

Source language: Italian

Word Breakdown

Root: fico, fīcus

Usage

Archaic

Inflected Forms

ficoes (plural) Ficos (plural)

Rhymes With

rico eco nico pico federico niko enrico nikko amico biko akiko serpico

Questions

How do you pronounce fico?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈfaɪkəʊ/.
What does fico mean?: a fig; an insignificant trifle
Where does fico come from?: It is traced to Italian.

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