visco
التعريفات والمعاني
== English ==
=== Etymology ===
Brand name, from polyviscose.
=== Noun ===
visco
A kind of fuse used for consumer fireworks and to create delays between firings in firework displays.
== Galician ==
=== Verb ===
visco
first-person singular present indicative of viscar
== Italian ==
=== Noun ===
visco m (plural vischi)
(obsolete) bond, impediment
=== Anagrams ===
scovi
== Latin ==
=== Pronunciation ===
(Classical Latin) IPA(key): [ˈwɪs.koː]
(modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [ˈvis.ko]
=== Noun ===
viscō
dative/ablative singular of viscum
=== References ===
“visco”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879), A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
“visco”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891), An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
“visco”, in Gaffiot, Félix (1934), Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
== Old Galician-Portuguese ==
=== Alternative forms ===
uisco
=== Etymology ===
Inherited from Latin viscum.
=== Pronunciation ===
IPA(key): /ˈβisko/
Rhymes: -isko
Hyphenation: vis‧co
=== Noun ===
visco m (plural viscos)
mistletoe
birdlime
==== Descendants ====
Galician: visgo
Portuguese: visgo, visco
=== References ===
Barreiro, Xavier Varela; Guinovart, Xavier Gómez (2006–2018), “visco”, in Corpus Xelmírez: corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval [Corpus Xelmírez: linguistic corpus of Medieval Galicia] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
Cunha, Antônio Geraldo da (2020–2026), “visco”, in Vocabulário histórico-cronológico do português medieval [Historical and chronological vocabulary of Medieval Portuguese] (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Fundação Casa de Rui Barbosa
Ferreiro, Manuel (2014–2026), “visco”, in Universo Cantigas: edición crítica da poesía medieval galego-portuguesa [Universo Cantigas: critical edition of Galician-Portuguese medieval poetry] (in Galician), A Coruña: University of A Coruña, →ISSN
Seoane, Ernesto Xosé González; Granja, María Álvarez de la; Agrelo, Ana Isabel Boullón (2006–2022), “visco”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval [Dictionary of dictionaries of Medieval Galician] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
== Portuguese ==
=== Pronunciation ===
Rhymes: (Brazil) -isku, (Portugal, Rio de Janeiro) -iʃku
Hyphenation: vis‧co
=== Noun ===
visco m (plural viscos)
alternative form of visgo
=== Further reading ===
“visco”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026
“visco”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026
== Spanish ==
=== Etymology ===
Borrowed from Latin viscum.
=== Pronunciation ===
IPA(key): /ˈbisko/ [ˈbis.ko]
Rhymes: -isko
Syllabification: vis‧co
Homophone: (Latin America) bizco
=== Noun ===
visco m (plural viscos)
birdlime
Parasenegalia visco
=== References ===
=== Further reading ===
“visco”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025