fuste
Portuguese, noun/ˈfus.t͡ʃi/
fuste is spelled F-U-S-T-E (5 letters) and appears about once in every 10 million words in written Portuguese, the 96,549th most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Fuste is a Portuguese masculine noun meaning “thin and long wooden stick; stem” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “haste”.
What does fuste mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinethin and long wooden stick; stem
- 2
masculinein classical architecture, trunk of the column, between the base and the capital
- 3
masculinepart of the tree trunk, between the ground and the lower branches
- 4
masculinepiece with which the ship's masts are supported
- 5
masculinebass drum and drum main body
- 6
masculinesmall stick with a layer of bitumen at one end, with which goldsmiths pick up small pieces
- 7
masculinepart of the rifle stock that houses the barrel, the breech box and the various mechanisms connected to it
- 8
masculinebeam; sauce
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
noun: 1. haste 2. tronco de coluna 3. lenha miúda, aparas de madeira
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 fuste
- fustes plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce fuste?
- Brazil /ˈfus.t͡ʃi/
- /ˈfuʃ.t͡ʃi/
- Portugal /ˈfuʃ.tɨ/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is fuste in Portuguese?
fuste appears about once in every 10 million words in written Portuguese.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).