Greco

[ grek-oh; Spanish, Italian gre-kaw ]

/ ˈgrɛk oʊ; Spanish, Italian ˈgrɛ kɔ /

noun

Jo·sé [hoh-zey; Spanish haw-se] /hoʊˈzeɪ; Spanish hɔˈsɛ/,1918–2001, U.S. dancer and choreographer, born in Italy.

[el] /ɛl/. El Greco.

Definition for greco (2 of 3)

Greco-

a combining form representing Greek in compound words: Greco-Roman.

Also especially British, Graeco-.

Origin of Greco-

< Latin Graec(us) Greek + -o-

Definition for greco (3 of 3)

El Greco

[ el grek-oh; Spanish el gre-kaw ]

/ ɛl ˈgrɛk oʊ; Spanish ɛl ˈgrɛ kɔ /

noun

Domenikos Theotocopoulos,1541–1614, Spanish painter, born in Crete.

Example sentences from the Web for greco

Sartre, Beauvoir, Vian and Greco were holding court in the cafes and nightclubs of Saint German.

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I laid it out near the cabin skylight, and there courted sleep, rolled in my Greco.

Journal of a Visit to Constantinople and Some of the Greek Islands in the Spring and Summer of 1833 |John Auldjo
I hear that he is as full of whim and jest as ever, and the very life of the Café Greco.

In the Days of My Youth |Amelia Ann Blandford Edwards
The Greco plot, though probably few believed that Mazzini was an accomplice, made it difficult for the King to treat with him.

The Life of Mazzini |Bolton King

This may be so; but seven o'clock in the evening was the time when the Greco was in its prime.

Continental Monthly, Vol. II. July, 1862. No. 1. |Various
Greco stopped in mid-sentence, listening like a hunted creature.

A Feast of Demons |William Morrison

British Dictionary definitions for greco (1 of 3)

Greco

/ (ˈɡrɛkəʊ) /

noun

El. See El Greco

British Dictionary definitions for greco (2 of 3)

Greco-

/ (ˈɡriːkəʊ, ˈɡrɛkəʊ) /

combining form

a variant (esp US) of Graeco-

British Dictionary definitions for greco (3 of 3)

El Greco

/ (ɛl ˈɡrɛkəʊ) /

noun

real name Domenikos Theotocopoulos. 1541–1614, Spanish painter, born in Crete; noted for his elongated human forms and dramatic use of colour

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