Etymology

Borrowing from Spanish chuzo ‎(“pike”), malformation of suizo ‎(“Swiss”) (because the Swiss were well-known for their use of pikes), from German Schwyz ‎(“Swiss”), from Old High German Suittes.

Pronunciation

• (Portugal, Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈʃu.su/
• (South Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈʃu.so/
• Hyphenation: chu‧ço