fico

[ fee-koh ]

noun

, plural fi·coes.

1. fig ¹( def 4 ).

fico

/ ˈfiːkəʊ /

noun

1. a worthless trifle
2. another word for fig 1

Word History and Origins

Origin of fico¹

1570–80; < Italian fico, fica fig ¹

Word History and Origins

Origin of fico¹

C16: from Italian: fig ¹

Example Sentences

PM Mette Frederiksen suffered minor neck and shoulder injuries as a result of the attack, which took place just three weeks after Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico was seriously injured in an assassination attempt.

From BBC

Similar tactics have been used very recently elsewhere in the world: Earlier this year, Slovakia’s prime minister, Robert Fico, was also the target of assassination attempt.

From Slate

Fico had recently been elected back into office; in 2018, he resigned after the murder of journalist Jan Kuciak and his fiancée, Martina Kusnirova.

From Slate

And in his campaign to return to power last year, Fico attacked the media.

From Slate

The president of Slovakia at the time, Zuzana Caputova, sued Fico for defamation and shared that she’d received death threats after he had alleged she was an American agent.

From Slate