fusca

Deverbal from fuscar.

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

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

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

fuscā

1. second-person singular present active imperative of fuscō

fusca

1. inflection of fuscus:
   1. nominative/vocative feminine singular
   2. nominative/accusative/vocative neuter plural

• "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)

From German Volks(wagen).

fusca m (plural fuscas)

1. Beetle (a line of Volkswagen cars)

fusca

1. feminine singular of fusco

• “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

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

fusca f (plural fuscas)

1. (slang) a gun

• “fusco”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025