Definition of loco
: in the register as written
—used as a direction in music
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Origin and Etymology of loco
Italian dialect, there, from Latin in loco in the place
Recent Examples of loco from the Web
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Brunch items range from loco moco to eggs Benedict.
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Moscow The first week of the 2018 World Cup has produced its share of shocks and upsets, but amid all the nutty results, only one can be regarded as completamente loco.
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Those who’ve never been to Hawaii may be unfamiliar with one the islanders’ favorite dishes, the loco moco.
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For breakfast, Makahiki guests can try loco moco, a Hawaiian specialty that includes a mini hamburger served on white rice and topped with a poached egg and brown gravy (somebody alert the cholesterol police).
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Or some platillo nopal loco at El Gallo Bravo in Albany Park.
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Everything costs less than $10, and some things, such as a loco moco (a local favorite that consists of a hamburger patty, fried egg, rice and gravy) or bento box costs only $4.
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The vessel, nicknamed el pato loco (the crazy duck), is just as unique as the greenstone figure in its own endearing way.
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According to the Daily Mail, cameras picked up the Brazilian referring to Holgate as 'loco' and 'filha du puto' ('mad' and 'son of a b***h), while other angles are said to have revealed that the 'n' word was used as well.
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Origin and Etymology of loco
Mexican Spanish, from Spanish, crazy
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First Known Use: 1844
in the meaning defined at sense 1
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Examples of loco in a Sentence
years of living alone had clearly locoed the old rancher
First Known Use of loco
1884
Examples of loco in a Sentence
The crowd went loco when she walked out on the stage.
He's not just weird, he's positively loco.
Recent Examples of loco from the Web
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Real investors survey the landscape and look for signs of a market gone loco.
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As one of my colleagues said, this was straight loco.
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Origin and Etymology of loco
Spanish
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