paco

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The thought of trying to support his family on the modest sum sent the fragile Mr. Eche back into the abyss, back to paco, his mother said.

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  1. Same as alpaca.
  2. In South America, a gossany ore: so called because of its brownish color, resembling that of the paco. 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, and evidently resulting from the decomposition of the sulphurets. J. D. Whitney, Metallic Wealth of the U. S., p. 169.
  3. Same as pacu.

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  • "Los jóvenes del barrio Zavaleta y la Villa 21-24 y su relación con el consumo de paco," at María Zapata, "Acerca de los planes de vivienda en la Villa 21-24," at
  • I think it's simply that cars are a strong status symbol in that community. "..." paco said: —  Streetsblog New York City
  • Be sure to check out the paco commented on Anti bump device for car doors keeps you scratch free —  MAKE Magazine
  • Can she tell the twenty-one-year-old dishwasher to step it up a bit, paco? —  Family Reformation
  • I'm with paco - the oxidized copper look is classic. —  SocketSite™
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