cuspir

Etymology

From Latin conspuere, present active infinitive of conspuō.

Verb

cuspir (first-person singular indicative present cuspo, past participle cuspíu)

1. to spit

Alternative forms

• chuspir, guspir

Etymology

From Old Portuguese cospir, from Latin conspuere (“to spit”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kusˈpiɾ/

Verb

cuspir (first-person singular present cuspo, first-person singular preterite cuspín, past participle cuspido)

1. to spit (to expel saliva from the mouth)

   Onde moitos cuspen, lama fan

   Where many people spit, they make mud

   (proverb)

   Synonym: esgarrar

References

• “cospir” in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval, SLI - ILGA 2006-2012.
• “cosp” in Xavier Varela Barreiro & Xavier Gómez Guinovart: Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval. SLI / Grupo TALG / ILG, 2006-2016.
• “cuspir” in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega, SLI - ILGA 2006-2013.
• “cuspir” in Santamarina, Antón (coord.): Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega. Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega.
• “cuspir” in Álvarez, Rosario (coord.): Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués, Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega.

Alternative forms

• cospir (obsolete)

Etymology

From Old Portuguese cospir, from Latin conspuere, present active infinitive of cōnspuō (“I spit out”).

Pronunciation

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /kuʃ.ˈpiɾ/
• (Paulista) IPA^(key): /ˈkus.pi(ɹ)/
• (South Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈkus.pi(ɻ)/
• (Carioca) IPA^(key): /ˈkus.pi(χ)/
• Homophone: cuspi (Brazil)

Verb

cuspir (first-person singular present indicative cuspo, past participle cuspido)

1. to spit (to expel saliva from the mouth)
2. (figuratively) to offend