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Luso
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luso luso- Luso-
English
Proper noun
en Luena city in Angola.
Portuguese
pt:
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Pronunciation
pt luso
pt Lu so
Etymology 1
pt la Lusus Lusus, supposed Roman god, from la lūsus lūsum game.
Proper noun
m
pt Roman god Lusus Roman god; supposed son or companion of Bacchus
1572, Luís Vaz de Camões, Os Lusíadas, 3rd canto:
pt Eſta foy Luſitania diriuada, / De Luſo, ou Lyſa: que de Bacho antigo, / Filhos forão pareçe, ou companheiros This was Lusitania, whose name derives from Lusus or Lysa, sons, it seems, of ancient Bacchus, or his companions
Derived terms
pt luso
See also
pt Lusitânia
pt lusitano
Etymology 2
pt. Perhaps from pt la Lucius.
Proper noun
m
pt village/and/parish municipality/Mealhada c/Portugal Luso
Derived terms
pt lusense