pacifico

[ pah-thee-fee-kaw, -see- ]

/ pɑˈθi fiˌkɔ, -ˈsi- /

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noun, plural pa·ci·fi·cos

[pah-thee-fee-kaws, -see-]. /pɑˈθi fiˌkɔs, -ˈsi-/. Spanish.

a peaceful person.

a native of Cuba or the Philippine Islands who did not resist the Spanish occupation.

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How to use pacifico in a sentence

Once the 50 kilos leave the lab, they must pass through the territory of the cartel Pacifico Sur and the Sinaloa cartel.
The Devil’s Drug: The True Story of Meth in New Mexico|Nick Romeo|August 24, 2013|DAILY BEAST
Don Pacifico made a claim against the Greek Government for compensation.
A History of the Nineteenth Century, Year by Year|Edwin Emerson
Don Pacifico was known to be a Jew, and the anger of the mob was wreaked upon him accordingly.
A History of the Nineteenth Century, Year by Year|Edwin Emerson
The case of Pacifico had then reached its most critical point.
Memoirs of the Duchesse De Dino|Duchesse De Dino

The conflict was eventually settled by Greece paying 150 to Don Pacifico.
International Law. A Treatise. Volume II (of 2)|Lassa Francis Oppenheim
For these losses Mr. Pacifico claimed restitution, and invoked the protection and aid of the British government in securing it.
Harper's New Monthly Magazine, Volume 1, No. 2, July, 1850.|Various