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banco

Meaning

bancar

  1. (Rioplatense, colloquial, transitive) to support someone
  2. (Rioplatense, colloquial, transitive) to stand, to put up with
  3. (Uruguay, transitive) to pick up the tab, to foot the bill
  4. (Argentina, transitive) to remain committed to; to stand by someone or something done or said

Frequency

A2
Hyphenated as
ban‧co
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈbanko/
Etymology

In summary

Borrowed from Old French bank, from Proto-Germanic *bankiz. Compare English bench and bank.

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