Brusque

See also: brusque and brusqué

English

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from Portuguese Brusque.

Proper noun

Brusque

A municipality of Santa Catarina, Brazil.

Portuguese

Etymology

Named after Brazilian politician Francisco Carlos de Araújo Brusque.

Pronunciation

(Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈbɾus.ki/
- (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /ˈbɾuʃ.ki/
- (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈbɾus.ke/

(Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈbɾuʃ.kɨ/

Rhymes: (Brazil) -uski, (Portugal) -uʃkɨ
Hyphenation: Brus‧que

Proper noun

Brusque f (demonym brusquense)

Brusque (a municipality of Santa Catarina, Brazil)

Usage notes

Brusque is never indicated by an article; see usage notes for Portugal.

Derived terms

Bruscão

Descendants

→ English: Brusque