luso
Portuguese, noun/ˌlu.zo/
luso is spelled L-U-S-O (4 letters) and appears 5.9 times per million words in written Portuguese, the 10,843rd most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Luso is a Portuguese masculine noun meaning “Lusitanian (a native or inhabitant of ancient Lusitania)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “lusitano”.
What does luso mean in English?
adjective
- 1
Lusitanian (of or pertaining to ancient Roman province of Lusitania, its people or culture)
- 2
Portuguese (of or pertaining to Portugal, its people or culture)
noun
- 1
masculineLusitanian (a native or inhabitant of ancient Lusitania)
- 2
masculinePortuguese (a native or inhabitant of Portugal)
prefix
- 1
Luso-
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
prefix: 1. indica relação com Portugal ou com os portugueses. 2. indica relação com a língua Portuguesa
adjective: 1. lusitano 2. português
noun: 1. lusitano 2. português
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 luso
- lusa feminine
- lusos masculine plural
- lusas feminine plural
- lu.so- canonical
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce luso?
- Brazil /ˌlu.zo/
- Portugal /ˌlu.zɔ/
- Brazil /ˈlu.zu/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to luso
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is luso in Portuguese?
luso appears 5.9 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).