-usco
Spanish, suffix[ˈusko]
-usco is spelled U-S-C-O (4 letters). -usco is a Spanish masculine suffix meaning “alternative form of -sco; forms adjectives that signify "relation" to the word stem; sometimes pejorative” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Variante de -sco (forma adjetivos y sustantivos indicando "similitud", "relación" o "pertenencia")”.
What does -usco mean in English?
suffix
- 1
alternative form of -sco; forms adjectives that signify "relation" to the word stem; sometimes pejorative
pardo (“brown”) + -usco → pardusco (“brownish, dun”)
suffix
- 1
masculinealternative form of -sco; forms augmentative nouns
piedra (“stone”) + -usco → pedrusco (“unworked piece of stone”)
- 2
masculinealternative form of -sco; forms collective nouns
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
suffix: 1. Variante de -sco (forma adjetivos y sustantivos indicando "similitud", "relación" o "pertenencia").
The definition in the Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), in Spanish.
Source: Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
How do you pronounce -usco?
- [ˈusko]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.