fuzo

Portuguese

Pronunciation

(Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈfu.zu/
- (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈfu.zo/

(Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈfu.zu/

Hyphenation: fu‧zo
Homophone: fuso

Etymology 1

Unknown.

Noun

fuzo m (plural fuzos)

(Brazil, informal) a type of popular ball

Derived terms

fuzarca

Etymology 2

Short for fuzileiro.

Noun

fuzo m (plural fuzos)

(military, slang) rifleman, fusilier

Further reading

“fuzo”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026
“fuzo”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026