luso-

See also: luso, Luso, and Luso-

English

Prefix

luso-

1. Alternative letter-case form of Luso-.

Anagrams

• soul

French

Etymology

From Latin Lūsitānia (“Portugal”).

Prefix

luso-

1. Luso-

Portuguese

Etymology

From Lusitânia (“poetic name for Portugal”), from Latin Lūsitānia (“province of Roman Hispania”); and from luso (“Portuguese”), from Luso (“Lusus, supposed Roman god”), from Latin lūsum (“game”).

Pronunciation

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˌlu.zo/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˌlu.zɔ/

Prefix

luso-

1. Luso-

   luso-britânico

   Anglo-Portuguese

Derived terms

Portuguese terms prefixed with luso-

lusodescendente

lusofonia

lusófono

lusotropicalismo

Further reading

• “luso-”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026
• “luso-”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026

Spanish

Prefix

luso-

1. Luso-

Derived terms

Spanish terms prefixed with luso-

luso-español

lusófono

luso-francés