cossaco

Portuguese

Etymology

From French cosaque, from Polish Kozak. Doublet of cazaque.

Pronunciation

(Brazil) IPA^(key): /koˈsa.ku/
- (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /koˈsa.ko/

(Portugal) IPA^(key): /kuˈsa.ku/

Rhymes: -aku
Hyphenation: cos‧sa‧co

Adjective

cossaco (feminine cossaca, masculine plural cossacos, feminine plural cossacas)

(relational) Cossack

Noun

cossaco m (plural cossacos)

Cossack (member of semi-nomadic Eastern European people)
Cossack (member of a Cossack military unit)

Further reading

“cossaco” in iDicionário Aulete.
“cossaco” in Dicionário inFormal.
“cossaco” in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa. Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2024.
“cossaco” in Michaelis Dicionário Brasileiro da Língua Portuguesa.
“cossaco” in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa.

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