-usco

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Spanish

Suffix

-usco (adjective-forming suffix, feminine -usca, masculine plural -uscos, feminine plural -uscas)

  1. 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)

  1. Alternative form of -sco; forms augmentative nouns
    piedra (stone) + ‎-usco → ‎pedrusco (unworked piece of stone)
  2. Alternative form of -sco; forms collective nouns

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