Luso
See also: luso, luso-, and Luso-
Portuguese
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Luso
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈlu.zu/
- Homophone: luso
- Hyphenation: Lu‧so
Etymology 1
Borrowed from Latin Lusus (“Lusus, supposed Roman god”), from lūsum (“game”).
Proper noun
Luso m
- (Roman mythology) Lusus (Roman god; supposed son or companion of Bacchus)
- 1572, Luís Vaz de Camões, Os Lusíadas, 3rd canto:
- Eſta foy Luſitania diriuada, / De Luſo, ou Lyſa: que de Bacho antigo, / Filhos forão pareçe, ou companheiros […]
- This was Lusitania, whose name derives from Lusus or Lysa, sons, it seems, of ancient Bacchus, or his companions […]
- 1572, Luís Vaz de Camões, Os Lusíadas, 3rd canto:
Derived terms
- luso
See also
- Lusitânia
- lusitano
Etymology 2
Uncertain. Maybe from Latin Lucius.
Proper noun
Luso m
- Luso (a village and parish of Mealhada, Portugal)
Derived terms
- lusense