negrusco

Portuguese

Etymology

From negro +‎ -usco.

Pronunciation

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /neˈɡɾus.ku/
    • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /neˈɡɾuʃ.ku/
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /neˈɡɾus.ko/
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /nɨˈɡɾuʃ.ku/ [nɨˈɣɾuʃ.ku]

  • Rhymes: (Brazil) -usku, (Portugal) -uʃku
  • Hyphenation: ne‧grus‧co

Adjective

negrusco (feminine negrusca, masculine plural negruscos, feminine plural negruscas, comparable, comparative mais negrusco, superlative o mais negrusco)

  1. blackish
    Synonyms: anegrado, negrucho

Further reading

  • “negrusco”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2025
  • “negrusco”, in Dicio – Dicionário Online de Português (in Portuguese), São Paulo: 7Graus, 2009–2025
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