brisco

== Latin == === Alternative forms === friscō, brisgō, frisgō === Etymology === From brīscus, brūscus, from earlier rūscus, rūscum (“butcher's broom”), perhaps contaminated by *brūcus (“heather”). === Pronunciation === (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [ˈbrɪs.koː] (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [ˈbris.ko] === Noun === briscō m (genitive briscōnis); third declension (Late Latin, Medieval Latin) butcher's broom (Ruscus aculeatus) ==== Declension ==== Third-declension noun. ==== Descendants ==== Old French: fresgon Middle French: fresgon, fregon, fragon French: fragon Occitan: Languedocien: bresegon === Further reading === Walther von Wartburg (1928–2002), “frĭsgo”, in Französisches Etymologisches Wörterbuch, volume 3: D–F, page 806 A. J., Greimas (1968), “fregon, fragon”, in Dictionnaire de l’ancien français: jusqu’au milieu du XIVᵉ siècle (in French), Paris: Librairie Larousse, →ISBN == Spanish == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈbɾisko/ [ˈbɾis.ko] Rhymes: -isko Syllabification: bris‧co === Noun === brisco m (plural briscos) (derogatory, chiefly Uruguay) gay man