fuso

From Latin fusus.

fuso m (plural fusos)

1. spindle

• fuso horario

• IPA^(key): /ˈfu.zo/
• Rhymes: -uzo

From Latin fūsus, past participle of fundō (“I pour out”), from Proto-Italic *hundō, from Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰewd-.

fuso m (feminine singular fusa, masculine plural fusi, feminine plural fuse)

1. past participle of fondere
2. past participle of fondersi

fuso (feminine singular fusa, masculine plural fusi, feminine plural fuse)

1. melted
2. cast
3. (informal, figuratively) worn-out

• formaggio fuso (“processed cheese”)

From Latin fūsus, of unclear origin.

fuso m (plural fusi m, archaic and literary fusa f)

1. (spinning) spindle
2. (heraldry) fusil

• The archaic feminine plural fusa is only used in expressions:

  fare le fusa ― to purr

• Sometimes a distinction is made in pronunciation:

  /ˈfu.so/ (“spindle”)

  /ˈfu.zo/ (“melted”)

• fusa (“purr”, noun)
• fuso orario (“time zone”)

fūsō

1. dative singular of fūsus
2. ablative singular of fūsus

fūsō

1. dative masculine singular of fūsus
2. dative neuter singular of fūsus
3. ablative masculine singular of fūsus
4. ablative neuter plural of fūsus

From Latin fūsus.

fuso m (plural fusos)

1. (spinning) spindle (rod used for spinning and winding thread)

• fuso horário