fusca

Asturian

Etymology

Deverbal from fuscar.

Pronunciation

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

Noun

fusca f (plural fusques)

1. (mining, uncountable) black mix of coal and dirt or other waste, that forms around a coal seam
2. coppice sprout (tree sprout that grows on a stump)

   Synonyms: playu, pollisca

   Hypernym: biltu

3. (uncountable) vegetal waste

   Synonym: broza

References

• “fusca”, in Diccionariu de la llingua asturiana [Dictionary of the Asturian Language] (in Asturian), 1st edition, Academy of the Asturian Language [Asturian: Academia de la Llingua Asturiana], 2000, →ISBN
• García Arias, Xosé Lluis (2002–2004), “fusca”, in Diccionario general de la lengua asturiana [General Dictionary of the Asturian Language] (overall work in Spanish), Editorial Prensa Asturiana, →ISBN

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/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈfuʃ.kɐ/

Etymology 1

Etymology tree

Proto-Germanic *fulkaz

Proto-Germanic *fulką

Proto-West Germanic *folk

Old High German folc

Middle High German volc

German Volk

German -s-

Proto-Indo-European *weǵʰ-der.

Proto-Indo-European *wóǵʰnos

Proto-Germanic *wagnaz

Proto-West Germanic *wagn

Old High German wagan

Middle High German wagen

German Wagen

German Volks(wagen)der.

Portuguese fusca

Derived 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, 2008–2026
• “fusca”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026

Spanish

Etymology

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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), 24th edition, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 30 October 2026