[ˈt͡ʃu.θʊ], [ˈt͡ʃu.sʊ]
OriginAttested since 1707. Probably from Spanish chuzo.
- masculinerustic spear traditionally used to chase wolves
“Alberte falemos craros
nosoutros temos a culpa,
que se foramos armados
con aguilladas e chuzos,
ouberàmos de botalos
alò para en cas de Iudas.” — "Alberte, let's make this clear:
we are to blame,
because if we had been armed
with goads and spears
we would have driven them back
there until Judas's house."
- masculinespiked stick
- masculinepiston of a squirt gun
Formschuzos(plural)
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