luscofusco

Galician

Alternative forms

• lusquefusque

Etymology

From lusco ("winked", "one-eyed", but compare reluscar "to flash") + fusco (“dark”). Cognate with Portuguese lusco-fusco.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /luskoˈfusko̝/

Noun

luscofusco m (plural luscosfuscos)

1. twilight

   Synonym: crepúsculo

2. nightfall

   Synonyms: anoitecer, noitiña

Derived terms

• entre lusco e fusco

References

• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “luscofusco”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega (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), “luscofusco”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “entre lusco e fusco”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN