cossaco

Portuguese

Etymology

From French cosaque, from Polish Kozak. Doublet of cazaque.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /koˈsa.ku/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /koˈsa.ku/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /koˈsa.ko/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /kuˈsa.ku/

• Rhymes: -aku
• Hyphenation: cos‧sa‧co

Adjective

cossaco (feminine cossaca, masculine plural cossacos, feminine plural cossacas)

1. (relational) Cossack

Noun

cossaco m (plural cossacos)

1. Cossack (member of semi-nomadic Eastern European people)
2. Cossack (member of a Cossack military unit)

Further reading

• “cossaco” in iDicionário Aulete.
• “cossaco” in Dicionário inFormal.
• “cossaco” in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa. Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2024.
• “cossaco” in Michaelis Dicionário Brasileiro da Língua Portuguesa.
• “cossaco” in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa.