isco

See also: ISCO, isco-, and -isco

Galician

Etymology 1

From isca.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈiskʊ]

Noun

isco m (plural iscos)

1. leaven

   Synonyms: fermento, lévedo

2. rasher (of bacon)
3. bait

References

• “isco” in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega, SLI - ILGA 2006–2013.
• “isco” in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega. Santiago: ILG.
• “isco” in Álvarez, Rosario (coord.): Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués, Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega.

Etymology 2

Verb

isco

1. first-person singular present indicative of iscar

Portuguese

Etymology 1

From isca, from Latin.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈis.ku/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈis.ku/
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /ˈiʃ.ku/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈis.ko/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈiʃ.ku/

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

Noun

isco m (plural iscos)

1. bait (substance used in catching fish or other animals)

   Synonym: isca

Etymology 2

Verb

isco

1. first-person singular present indicative of iscar