cuspe
التعريفات والمعاني
== Asturian ==
=== Pronunciation ===
IPA(key): /ˈkuspe/ [ˈkus.pe]
Rhymes: -uspe
Syllabification: cus‧pe
=== Etymology 1 ===
Deverbal from cuspir (“to spit”).
==== Noun ====
cuspe m (uncountable)
spittle; saliva
Synonym: cuspiu
===== Related terms =====
cuspir
cuspíu
=== Etymology 2 ===
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
==== Verb ====
cuspe
third-person singular present indicative of cuspir
=== References ===
“cuspe”, in Diccionariu de la llingua asturiana [Dictionary of the Asturian Language] (in Asturian), 1st edition, Academy of the Asturian Language [Asturian: Academia de la Llingua Asturiana], 2000, →ISBN
Xosé Lluis García Arias (2002–2004), “cuspe”, in Diccionario general de la lengua asturiana [General Dictionary of the Asturian Language] (in Spanish), Editorial Prensa Asturiana, →ISBN
== Galician ==
=== Etymology 1 ===
1300. From the earlier cospe, back-formation from cospir (“to spit”).
==== Alternative forms ====
chuspe, cuspia
==== Pronunciation ====
IPA(key): /ˈkuspe̝/
==== Noun ====
cuspe m (plural cuspes)
spittle; saliva
Synonym: saliva
===== Related terms =====
cuspir
==== References ====
Seoane, Ernesto Xosé González; Granja, María Álvarez de la; Agrelo, Ana Isabel Boullón (2006–2022), “cospe”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval [Dictionary of dictionaries of Medieval Galician] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
Barreiro, Xavier Varela; Guinovart, Xavier Gómez (2006–2018), “cuspe”, in Corpus Xelmírez: corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval [Corpus Xelmírez: linguistic corpus of Medieval Galicia] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “cuspe”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega [Dictionary of Dictionaries of the Galician language] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, editors (2003–2018), “cuspe”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “cuspe”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN
=== Etymology 2 ===
==== Verb ====
cuspe
second-person singular imperative of cuspir
== Portuguese ==
=== Alternative forms ===
cuspo
guspe (nonstandard)
=== Etymology ===
From cuspir (“to spit”)
=== Pronunciation ===
Hyphenation: cus‧pe
=== Noun ===
cuspe m (plural cuspes)
spit; saliva
Synonyms: saliva (technical term), cuspinho / cuspinha
==== Usage notes ====
The form cuspo is the one more common in Portugal.
==== Related terms ====
cuspir
=== Further reading ===
“cuspe”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026
“cuspe”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026