fuso

Galician

Etymology

From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Latin fusus.

Noun

fuso m (plural fusos)

1. spindle

Derived terms

• fuso horario

---

Italian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈfu.zo/
• Rhymes: -uzo

Etymology 1

From Latin fūsus, past participle of fundō (“I pour out”), from Proto-Italic *hundō, from Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰewd-.

Verb

1. past participle of fondere
2. past participle of fondersi

Adjective

1. melted
2. cast
3. (informal, figuratively) worn-out

Derived terms

• formaggio fuso (“processed cheese”)

Etymology 2

From Latin fūsus, of unclear origin.

Noun

fuso m (plural fusi m, archaic and literary fusa f)

1. (spinning) spindle
2. (heraldry) fusil

Usage notes

• The archaic feminine plural fusa is only used in expressions:

  fare le fusa ― to purr

• Sometimes a distinction is made in pronunciation:

  /ˈfu.so/ (“spindle”)

  /ˈfu.zo/ (“melted”)

Derived terms

• fusa (“purr”, noun)
• fuso orario (“time zone”)

---

Latin

Noun

(deprecated template usage) fūsō

1. dative singular of fūsus
2. ablative singular of fūsus

Participle

(deprecated template usage) fūsō

1. dative masculine singular of fūsus
2. dative neuter singular of fūsus
3. ablative masculine singular of fūsus
4. ablative neuter singular of fūsus

---

Portuguese

Etymology

From Latin fūsus.

Noun

fuso m (plural fusos)

1. (spinning) spindle (rod used for spinning and winding thread)

Derived terms

• fuso horário