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Galician
Etymology
Unknown. Perhaps ultimately from Proto-Celtic *kū (“dog”). Cognate with Asturian cusu.
Pronunciation
Noun
cuza f (plural cuzas)
- bitch, brach, she-dog
- Synonym: cadela
- (dated) a low face value coin
- Synonyms: cadela, can, patacón
- (derogatory) gossip, meddler; scheming
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Macanese
Alternative forms
Etymology
Senses 1 and 2 a clipping of qui cuza or quê cuza (literally “which thing”), while sense 3 a clipping of pa qui cuza (literally “for which thing”). Ultimately derives from dated Portuguese cousa (as opposed to modern Portuguese coisa), as does the -cusa component in ancusa. Semantically, compare Italian cosa.
Pronoun
cuza
- what?
Cuza vôs querê?- What do you want?
- which?
- why?
- Synonyms: qui-foi, pa qui cuza
Cuza chomá iou tai-mong?- Why are you calling me stupid?
Noun
cuza
- (obsolete, or only in fixed phrases) thing (a physical object, entity or situation)
- Synonym: (modern term) ancusa
- quê cuza? ― what? which? (literally, “what thing?”)
- pa qui cuza? ― why? (literally, “for which thing?”)
Derived terms
- cuza suzo (“rubbish, bad thing, cursed thing”)
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