cusco

See also: Cusco

Italian

Noun

cusco m (plural cuschi)

  1. cuscus

Anagrams

Portuguese

Pronunciation

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈkus.ku/
    • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /ˈkuʃ.ku/
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈkus.ko/

  • Rhymes: (Brazil) -usku, (Portugal, Rio de Janeiro) -uʃku
  • Hyphenation: cus‧co

Etymology 1

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Adjective

cusco (feminine cusca, masculine plural cuscos, feminine plural cuscas)

  1. (Portugal, informal) nosy (prying, inquisitive or curious in other’s affairs; tending to snoop or meddle)
    Synonyms: cusca, bisbilhoteiro, coscuvilheiro, (Madeira) bilhardeiro

Noun

cusco m (plural cuscos, feminine cusca, feminine plural cuscas)

  1. (Portugal, informal) a nosy person (someone who is prying, inquisitive or curious in other’s affairs; tending to snoop or meddle)
    Synonyms: cusca, bisbilhoteiro, coscuvilheiro, (Madeira) bilhardeiro

Derived terms

  • cuscar

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Spanish cusco.[1][2][3]

Noun

cusco m (plural cuscos)

  1. (South Brazil) small dog of undefined breed
  2. (South Brazil) unimportant person of low height

References

  1. ^ “cusco”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2025
  2. ^ “cusco”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2025
  3. ^ “cusco”, in Michaelis Dicionário Brasileiro da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), São Paulo: Editora Melhoramentos, 2015–2025
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