Cuzco
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English
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Borrowed from Spanish Cuzco, from Quechua Qusqu.
Pronunciation
[edit]Proper noun
[edit]Cuzco (countable and uncountable, plural Cuzcos)
- A city in Peru, the former capital of the Inca Empire.
- A habitational surname.
Usage notes
[edit]There is no international, official spelling of the city's name. In English language publications both Cusco and Cuzco can be found.
Translations
[edit]city in Peru
Further reading
[edit]- Cuzco on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Cuzco”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 398.
Anagrams
[edit]Spanish
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]- Cusco (official in Peru)
Etymology
[edit]Borrowed from Quechua Qusqu, itself from Aymara qusqu.
Pronunciation
[edit]- IPA(key): (Spain) /ˈkuθko/ [ˈkuθ.ko]
- IPA(key): (Latin America, Philippines) /ˈkusko/ [ˈkus.ko]
Audio (Peru): (file) - Rhymes: -uθko
- Rhymes: -usko
- Syllabification: Cuz‧co
Proper noun
[edit]Cuzco m
Usage notes
[edit]- The definite article is optional when referring to Cuzco in Spanish (i.e. el Cuzco).
Derived terms
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- English terms borrowed from Spanish
- English terms derived from Spanish
- English terms derived from Quechua
- English 2-syllable words
- English terms with IPA pronunciation
- English lemmas
- English proper nouns
- English uncountable nouns
- English countable nouns
- en:Cities in Peru
- en:Places in Peru
- English surnames
- English surnames from Quechua
- English surnames from Spanish
- Spanish terms borrowed from Quechua
- Spanish terms derived from Quechua
- Spanish terms derived from Aymara
- Spanish 2-syllable words
- Spanish terms with IPA pronunciation
- Spanish terms with audio links
- Rhymes:Spanish/uθko
- Rhymes:Spanish/uθko/2 syllables
- Rhymes:Spanish/usko
- Rhymes:Spanish/usko/2 syllables
- Spanish lemmas
- Spanish proper nouns
- Spanish masculine nouns
- es:Cities in Peru