Old Portuguese

Noun

usso m

1. bear (animal)
   • 1525-1526, Cancioneiro da Biblioteca Nacional, João jograr, B 1116: A sa vida seja muita (facsimile)

     […] hũ grandusso‎

     […] a big bear

Descendants

• Galician: oso
• Portuguese: usso

Portuguese

Etymology

From Old Portuguese usso, from Vulgar Latin *ussus ‎(“bear”), from Latin ursus ‎(“bear”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₂ŕ̥tḱos ‎(“bear”). Compare Spanish oso.

Pronunciation

• (Portugal, Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈu.su/

Noun

usso m (plural ussos)

1. (archaic) Alternative form of urso