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risco.

line (threadlike mark of writing instrument)

5 characters2 syllables approx.Português language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈʁis.ku/Brazil[ˈhis.ku]Brazil/ˈʁiʃ.ku/Rio-de-Janeiro[ˈχiʃ.ku]Rio-de-Janeiro

  1. line (threadlike mark of writing instrument)

    masculine

  2. scratch (shallow cut on a surface)

    masculine

  3. a draft of a blueprint

    masculine
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Italic *wre- Latin re- Proto-Indo-European *sek- Proto-Indo-European *-yeti Proto-Indo-European *sékh₁yeti Proto-Italic *sekaō Latin seco Latin resecāre Portuguese riscardeverb. Portuguese risco Deverbal from riscar.

noun/ˈʁis.ku/Brazil[ˈhis.ku]Brazil/ˈʁiʃ.ku/Rio-de-Janeiro[ˈχiʃ.ku]Rio-de-Janeiro

  1. risk (likelihood of a negative outcome)

    masculine · uncountable

  2. a risky situation

    masculine
Where this word comes from

Borrowed from French risque or Spanish risco.

verb/ˈʁis.ku/Brazil[ˈhis.ku]Brazil/ˈʁiʃ.ku/Rio-de-Janeiro[ˈχiʃ.ku]Rio-de-Janeiro

  1. first-person singular present indicative of riscar

    first-person · form-of · indicative · present · singular
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