fusca

Latin

Verb

fuscā

1. second-person singular present active imperative of fuscō

Adjective

fusca

1. inflection of fuscus:
   1. nominative/vocative feminine singular
   2. nominative/accusative/vocative neuter plural

References

• "fusca", in Charles du Fresne du Cange, Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition with additions by D. P. Carpenterius, Adelungius and others, edited by Léopold Favre, 1883–1887)

Portuguese

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈfus.kɐ/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈfus.kɐ/
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /ˈfuʃ.kɐ/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈfus.ka/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈfuʃ.kɐ/

Etymology 1

From German Volks(wagen).

Noun

fusca m (plural fuscas)

1. Beetle (a line of Volkswagen cars)

Etymology 2

Adjective

fusca

1. feminine singular of fusco

Further reading

• “fusca”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2025
• “fusca”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2025

Spanish

Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈfuska/ [ˈfus.ka]
• Rhymes: -uska
• Syllabification: fus‧ca

Noun

fusca f (plural fuscas)

1. (slang) a gun

Further reading

• “fusco”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 10 December 2024