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soco

Portuguese, noun

soco is a Portuguese masculine noun meaning “punch, sock (hit with one's hand)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). It is also a first-person singular present indicative of socar. With an accent, socó is a different word: “one of various birds of the family Ardeidae”. With an accent, sôco is a different word: “pre-reform spelling (used until 1971 in Brazil and 1945 in Portugal)…”. The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “ato ou efeito de socar”.

What does soco mean in English?

noun

  1. 1

    masculinepunch, sock (hit with one's hand)

noun

  1. 1

    masculinesouq (a street market in Arabic-speaking countries)

  2. 2

    masculineany market, fair or mall

noun

  1. 1

    masculineclog (shoe with wooden sole)

  2. 2

    masculinesoccus (slipper worn by Ancient Greek comedic actors)

  3. 3

    masculineplinth (block or slab upon which a column or other structure stands)

  4. 4

    masculineplinth (the bottom course of a wall)

verb

  1. 1

    first-person singular present indicative of socar

noun

as socó
  1. 1

    Brazilmasculineone of various birds of the family Ardeidae

noun

as sôco
  1. 1

    masculinepre-reform spelling (used until 1971 in Brazil and 1945 in Portugal) of soco

noun

as sôco
  1. 1

    masculinepre-reform spelling (used until 1971 in Brazil and 1945 in Portugal) of soco

Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How Portuguese dictionaries define it

noun: 1. ato ou efeito de socar 2. pancada desfechada com a mão fechada; murro 3. abertura que um pião provoca em outro ao ser arremessado com a ponta contra ele 4. calçado de sola de madeira, tamanco

The definition in the Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário), in Portuguese.

Source: Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.

Forms of soco

  • socos plural
  • sôco alternative
  • socós plural
  • sôcos plural

Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).

English words that translate to soco

Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.

How common is soco in Portuguese?

soco appears 8.3 times per million words in written Portuguese.

Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).