LOCOFOCO


Meaning of LOCOFOCO in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˌlō-kə-ˈfō-(ˌ)kō ]

noun

( plural -focos )

Etymology: locofoco, a kind of friction match, probably from loco motive (I) + Italian fuoco, foco fire, from Latin focus hearth

Date: 1835

1. : a member of a radical group of New York Democrats organized in 1835 in opposition to the regular party organization

2. : democrat 2

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.