huso

See also: Huso

English

Etymology

From German Hausen and English isinglass.

Noun

huso (plural husos)

1. A large European sturgeon (Huso huso), inhabiting the Black Sea and Caspian Sea; the beluga.
2. The huchen, a large salmon.

References

• “huso”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.

Anagrams

• Hous., Huos, ohus

Cebuano

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: hu‧so
• sense 1 IPA^(key): /ˈhuso/, [ˈhu.so] (penultimate stress; vowel-initial or glottal endings depending on dialect)
• sense 2 IPA^(key): /huˈsoʔ/, [huˈsoʔ] (glottal stop; rapid variant)

Etymology 1

From Proto-Visayan *husoq, meaning to slide off, work loose, or slip out of an enclosure or sheath.

Verb

huso (Badlit spelling ᜑᜓᜐᜓ)

1. (transitive) To pull out, slide off, or violently extract something that is tightly fitted, sheathed, or wedged inside an enclosure.

   Gihus-an ko niya sa iyang sundang.

   He pulled his bolo out at me.

2. (intransitive) For two copulating animals (particularly dogs) to become stuck together and unable to separate.

   Wa maghuso ang iro nga naghabal.

   The two dogs that were copulating couldn’t get apart.

3. (intransitive) For a tightly fitted component (like a handle, sleeve, or casing) to work loose, slip, or slide off due to wear or friction.

   Nagkahuso ang pul-an sa kutsilyo.

   The handle of the knife is coming loose.

4. (intransitive, indirect trigger) For the heavy blade, head, or business end of a tool to suddenly fly off its handle and strike or injure someone.

   Hihus-an siya sa prakol.

   The head of the axe came off and injured him.

Conjugation

• Active (Actor Focus): maghuso, naghuso, nagakahuso
• Passive (Object/Direct Focus): husohon, gihuso
• Locative/Indirect Focus: hus-an, gihus-an

Synonyms

• hulbot (to forcefully pull out; unsheathe a blade)
• larot (to uproot; pluck out completely)
• tangtang (to detach; unfasten; come apart)
• luag (to work loose; become loose)

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Etymology 2

Likely a semantic shift representing a structural "mold" or "casting" implying a child has been cleanly extracted or pulled straight from the physical form of their parents.

Adjective

huso (Badlit spelling ᜑᜓᜐᜓ)

1. Bearing a stark, uncanny, or exact physical resemblance to one's parents, ancestors, or forebears; a chip off the old block.

   Huso kaayo ka sa imong amahan.

   You're a chip off the old block (You look exactly like your father).

Verb

huso (Badlit spelling ᜑᜓᜐᜓ)

1. (intransitive) To look exactly like, replicate the features of, or perfectly resemble one’s parents.

Synonyms

• liwat (to take after)

Czech

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈɦuso]

Noun

huso

1. vocative singular of husa

Latin

Etymology

Borrowed from Old High German hūso or its antecedent Proto-West Germanic *hūsō, as no name (of certain meaning) for the fish was transmitted from classical antiquity.

Noun

hūsō m (genitive hūsōnis); third declension

1. sturgeon

Declension

Third-declension noun.

	singular	plural
nominative	hūsō	hūsōnēs
genitive	hūsōnis	hūsōnum
dative	hūsōnī	hūsōnibus
accusative	hūsōnem	hūsōnēs
ablative	hūsōne	hūsōnibus
vocative	hūsō	hūsōnēs

Old High German

Alternative forms

• hūs, huso

Etymology

Unknown. Akin to Middle Low German hūse, hūsen, Middle Dutch huus.

Noun

hūso m

1. sturgeon and other fish

Declension

Declension of hūso (masculine n-stem)

case	singular	plural
nominative	hūso	hūson, hūsun
accusative	hūson, hūsun	hūson, hūsun
genitive	hūsen, hūsin	hūsōno
dative	hūsen, hūsin	hūsōm, hūsōn

Descendants

• Middle High German: hūse
  • German: Hausen
    • → English: hawsom (obsolete)

Romanian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈhuso]

Noun

huso f

1. vocative singular of husă

Spanish

Etymology

Inherited from Latin fūsus. Cognate with English fuse.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈuso/ [ˈu.so]
• Rhymes: -uso
• Syllabification: hu‧so
• Homophone: uso

Noun

huso m (plural husos)

1. spindle

Alternative forms

• fuso (archaic)

Derived terms

• ahusar
• husillo
• huso esférico
• huso horario

Related terms

• fusiforme

Further reading

• “huso”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025