magˈnifəˌkō noun
( plural magnificoes or magnificos )
Etymology: Italian, from magnifico, adjective, magnificent, from Latin magnificus — more at magnificence
1. : a nobleman of Venice
2.
a. : a person of importance, high position, or distinguished appearance and manner
pithy character sketches of the whole gallery of Victorian magnificoes — Newsweek
b. : something superlative of its kind
a pudding … is considered by Russians to be the supreme magnifico of all national desserts — Alexandra Kropotkin