visco

See also: Visco and visco-

English

Etymology

Brand name, from polyviscose.

Noun

visco

A kind of fuse used for consumer fireworks and to create delays between firings in firework displays.

Galician

Verb

visco

first-person singular present indicative of viscar

Italian

Noun

visco m (plural vischi)

(obsolete) bond, impediment

Anagrams

scovi

Latin

Pronunciation

(Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈu̯is.koː/, [ˈu̯ɪs̠koː]

(modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈvis.ko/, [ˈvisko]

Noun

viscō

dative/ablative singular of viscum

References

“visco”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
“visco”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
visco in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.

Portuguese

Pronunciation

(Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈvis.ku/
- (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /ˈviʃ.ku/
- (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈvis.ko/

(Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈviʃ.ku/
- (Northern Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈbiʃ.ku/

Rhymes: (Brazil) -isku, (Portugal, Rio de Janeiro) -iʃku
Hyphenation: vis‧co

Noun

visco m (plural viscos)

Alternative form of visgo

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin viscum.[1]

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈbisko/ [ˈbis.ko]
Rhymes: -isko
Syllabification: vis‧co
Homophone: (Latin America) bizco

Noun

visco m (plural viscos)

birdlime

References

Joan Coromines, José A. Pascual (1983–1991) Diccionario crítico etimológico castellano e hispánico (in Spanish), Madrid: Gredos

Further reading

“visco”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014

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