chuço

Portuguese

Soldados com chuços

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish chuzo (“pike”), malformation of suizo (“Swiss”) (because the Swiss were well-known for their use of pikes), from German Schwyz (“Swiss”), from Old High German Suittes.

Pronunciation

(Portugal, Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈʃu.su/
(South Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈʃu.so/
Hyphenation: chu‧ço

Noun

chuço m (plural chuços)

pike (weapon)
any spear-like improvised weapon made in a jail
(colloquial) umbrella

Synonyms

(pike): pique

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