visco
See also: Visco and visco-
English
Etymology
Brand name, from polyviscose.
Noun
visco
- A kind of fuse used for consumer fireworks and to create delays between firings in firework displays.
Italian
Noun
visco m (plural vischi)
- (obsolete) bond, impediment
Anagrams
- scovi
Latin
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈu̯is.koː/, [ˈu̯ɪs̠koː]
- (Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈvis.ko/, [ˈvisko]
Noun
viscō
- dative/ablative singular of viscum
References
- “visco”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- “visco”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
- visco in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette
Portuguese
Noun
visco m (plural viscos)
- Alternative form of visgo
Spanish
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin viscum[1].
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈbisko/ [ˈbis.ko]
- Rhymes: -isko
- Syllabification: vis‧co
- Homophone: (Latin America) bizco
Noun
visco m (plural viscos)
- birdlime
References
- Joan Coromines; José A. Pascual (1983–1991) Diccionario crítico etimológico castellano e hispánico (in Spanish), Madrid: Gredos
Further reading
- “visco”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014