Greco
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Greco may refer to:
  • Greco (surname)
    Greco (surname)
    Greco is an Italian surname, one of the most common in the whole country, and it literally means "Greek". Historically, its popularity is due to the frequent relationships between Italy and Greece: in particular, it spread within the Griko communities in the South of Italy and the Arbëreshë...

    , a list of people with this surname
  • El Greco
    El Greco
    El Greco was a painter, sculptor and architect of the Spanish Renaissance. "El Greco" was a nickname, a reference to his ethnic Greek origin, and the artist normally signed his paintings with his full birth name in Greek letters, Δομήνικος Θεοτοκόπουλος .El Greco was born on Crete, which was at...

     (1541–1614), a Greek-Spanish painter, sculptor and architect
  • El Greco (album)
    El Greco (album)
    El Greco is a 1998 classical album by Greek electronic composer and artist Vangelis . The title is an a reference to the man who inspired the composition, Δομήνικος Θεοτοκόπουλος , the Cretan-born painter and sculptor better known as El Greco.This album is an expansion of an earlier album by...

    , a composition by Vangelis
  • Greco (Chrono Cross), a playable character from Chrono Cross
  • Greco guitars
    Greco guitars
    Greco are a brand of electric guitars produced by Kanda Shokai 神田商会. Kanda Shokai is a musical instrument wholesaler mostly known for being part of Fender Japan.-History:...

    , a Japanese guitar manufacturer
  • Greco (grape)
    Greco (grape)
    Greco is an Italian wine grape that may be of Greek origin. The name relates to both white and black wine grape varieties. While there is more land area dedicated to Greco nero, the Greco bianco is the grape most commonly referred to by the shorthand "Greco"...

    , an Italian grape variety of ancient origins.
  • Greco is also a synonym of a different Italian grape, Trebbiano
    Trebbiano
    Trebbiano is the second most widely planted grape in the world. It gives good yields, but makes undistinguished wine at best. It can be fresh and fruity, but does not keep long. Its high acidity makes it important in Cognac production...

  • Another Italian wine grape with the synonym Greco, Maceratino
    Maceratino
    Maceratino is a white Italian wine grape variety that is grown predominantly in the Marche along the Adriatic coast of Italy. Ampelographers believe the grape may have some relation to Greco and Verdicchio, as evidence by the several overlapping synonyms, but no definitive link has been proven yet...

  • Vino Greco
    Vino Greco
    Vino Greco is the name of a wine style which originated, at least 2,150 years ago, as an Italian imitation of the sweet, strong Greek wines that were exported to Italy at the period of the Roman Republic and Roman Empire. Its names in other languages were: Latin vinum graecum; English Greek, greke,...

    , a generic term for Roman wine made from grapes of Greek origins
  • Group of States Against Corruption
    Group of States Against Corruption
    The Group of States against Corruption , the Council of Europe’s anti-corruption monitoring body with its Headquarters in Strasbourg ,...

    , a structure of the Council of Europe
  • a Greek style one-piece swimsuit
    One-piece swimsuit
    A one-piece swimsuit is a usually skin-tight one-piece swimsuit worn by women and girls when swimming in the sea or in a swimming pool, or for any activity in the sun, such as sun bathing. The one-piece swimsuit usually covers a female's torso...

  • Gioachino Greco 17th-century Italian chess player
  • Greco (district of Milan)
    Greco (district of Milan)
    Greco is a district of Milan, Italy, part of the Zone 2 administrative division, located north-east of the city centre. Before being annexed to the city of Milan it was an independent comune, named Greco Milanese...


See also

  • Cape Greco
    Cape Greco
    Cape Greco, also known as Cavo Greco , is a headland in the southeastern part of the island of Cyprus. It is at the southern end of Famagusta Bay....

    , a headland in the island of Cyprus
  • Greco Pizza Restaurant
    Greco Pizza Restaurant
    Greco Pizza Restaurant is a franchise restaurant chain consisting of over 170 restaurants in Eastern Canada, whose menu is highlighted by pizza delivery. The first restaurant opened in 1977 in Moncton, New Brunswick as Greco Donair...and Pizza...

    , a food chain in Eastern Canada
  • Greco-Roman, a period of ancient history
  • Greco-Roman wrestling
    Greco-Roman wrestling
    Greco-Roman wrestling is a style of wrestling that is practised worldwide. It was contested at the first modern Olympic Games in 1896 and has been included in every edition of the summer Olympics held since 1908. Two wrestlers are scored for their performance in three two-minute periods, which can...

    , a form of amateur wrestling
  • Greco Defence
    Greco Defence
    The Greco Defence , named after Gioachino Greco , is a chess opening beginning with the moves:The opening is categorized as ECO code C40.-Discussion:...

    , a chess opening
  • Greco Player Tracker, Security computer in Ocean's Thirteen
    Ocean's Thirteen
    Ocean's Thirteen is a 2007 crime comedy film directed by Steven Soderbergh and starring an ensemble cast. It is the third and final film in the Soderbergh series following the 2004 sequel Ocean's Twelve and the 2001 film Ocean's Eleven, which itself was a remake of the 1960 Rat Pack film Ocean's 11...

    movie
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