What is "pacos"

Paco \Pa"co\, Pacos \Pa"cos\, n. [Sp. paco, fr. Peruv. paco. Cf. Alpaca.]

1. (Zo["o]l.) Same as Alpaca.

2. [Peruv. paco, pacu, red, reddish, reddish ore containing silver; perh. a different word.] (Min.) An earthy-looking ore, consisting of brown oxide of iron with minute particles of native silver.
   --Ure.

Paços may refer to the following places in Portugal:

• Paços (Melgaço), a civil parish in the municipality of Melgaço
• Paços (Sabrosa), a civil parish in the municipality of Sabrosa
• Paços da Serra, a civil parish in the municipality of Gouveia
• Paços de Brandão, a civil parish in the municipality of Santa Maria da Feira
• Paços de Ferreira, a municipality in the district of Porto
• Paços de Gaiolo, a civil parish in the municipality of Marco de Canaveses
• Paços de Vilharigues, a civil parish in the municipality of Vouzela

Paços is a former civil parish in the municipality of Melgaço in the Viana do Castelo District, Portugal. In 2013, the parish merged into the new parish Chaviães e Paços. It has a population of 379 inhabitants and a total area of 4.8 km².