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Spanish
Suffix
-usco (adjective-forming suffix, feminine -usca, masculine plural -uscos, feminine plural -uscas)
- Alternative form of -sco; forms adjectives that signify "relation" to the word stem; sometimes pejorative
- pardo (“brown”) + -usco → pardusco (“brownish, dun”)
- verde (“green”) + -usco → verdusco (“greenish, somewhat green”)
Suffix
-usco m (noun-forming suffix, plural -uscos)
- Alternative form of -sco; forms augmentative nouns
- piedra (“stone”) + -usco → pedrusco (“unworked piece of stone”)
- Alternative form of -sco; forms collective nouns
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