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fusa.

plural of fuso (“spindle”)

4 characters2 syllables approx.Italiano language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈfu.za//ˈfu.sa/
  1. plural of fuso (“spindle”)

    archaic · feminine · form-of · literary · plural
  2. purr (sound made by a cat)

    feminine · plural · plural-only
    fare le fusa
Where this word comes from

Archaic irregular plural of fuso (“spindle”), used in sense 2 probably for the sound being similar to that of a spinning spindle.

noun/ˈfu.za/
  1. quasihemidemisemiquaver, semihemidemisemiquaver (hundred twenty-eighth note)

    feminine
Where this word comes from

Borrowed from French fusée (“fusil”).

adj/ˈfu.za/
  1. feminine singular of fuso

    feminine · form-of · singular
Where this word comes from

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

verb/ˈfu.za/
  1. feminine singular of fuso

    feminine · form-of · participle · singular
Where this word comes from

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

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