cusco
Portuguese, noun/ˈkus.ku/
cusco is spelled C-U-S-C-O (5 letters) and appears 1.9 times per million words in written Portuguese, the 22,895th most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Cusco is a Portuguese masculine noun meaning “a nosy person (someone who is prying, inquisitive or curious in other’s affairs; tending to snoop or meddle)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “cão pequeno, cão de raça ordinária; o mesmo que guaipeca, guaipé”.
What does cusco mean in English?
adjective
- 1
Portugalinformalnosy (prying, inquisitive or curious in other’s affairs; tending to snoop or meddle)
noun
- 1
Portugalinformalmasculinea nosy person (someone who is prying, inquisitive or curious in other’s affairs; tending to snoop or meddle)
noun
- 1
colloquialmasculinea small dog of mixed breed
- 2
colloquialderogatorymasculinea small person
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. pessoa intrometida que quer saber e ordenar a vida alheia, cusca
noun: 1. cão pequeno, cão de raça ordinária; o mesmo que guaipeca, guaipé
noun: 1. cidade situada nos Andes peruanos
The definition in the Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário), in Portuguese.
Source: Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of cusco
- cusca feminine
- cuscos masculine plural
- cuscas feminine plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce cusco?
- Brazil /ˈkus.ku/
- /ˈkuʃ.ku/
- Portugal /ˈkuʃ.ku/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to cusco
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is cusco in Portuguese?
cusco appears 1.9 times per million words in written Portuguese.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).