Cuzco

English

Alternative forms

• Cusco

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish Cuzco, from Quechua Qusqu.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkuːskoʊ/
• (now nonstandard) IPA^(key): /ˈkʌzkoʊ/

Proper noun

Cuzco (countable and uncountable, plural Cuzcos)

1. A city in Peru, the former capital of the Inca Empire.
2. A habitational surname.

Usage notes

There is no international, official spelling of the city's name. In English language publications both Cusco and Cuzco can be found.

Translations

city in Peru

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 庫斯科 / 库斯科 (Kùsīkē)

• Marathi: कूस्को (kūsko)
• Quechua: Qusqu
• Spanish: Cusco (es), Cuzco (es)

Further reading

• 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

• Zucco

Spanish

Alternative forms

• Cusco (official in Peru)

Etymology

Borrowed from Quechua Qusqu, itself from Aymara qusqu.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkuθko/ [ˈkuθ.ko] (Spain)
• IPA^(key): /ˈkusko/ [ˈkus.ko] (Latin America, Philippines)

• Audio (Peru):

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• Rhymes: -uθko (Spain)
• Rhymes: -usko (Latin America, Philippines)
• Syllabification: Cuz‧co

Proper noun

Cuzco m

1. Cuzco

Usage notes

• The definite article is optional when referring to Cuzco in Spanish (i.e. el Cuzco).

Derived terms

• cuzqueño