Cuzco

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/ˈkuːskoʊ/nonstandard/ˈkʌzkoʊ/

proper noun

A city in Peru, the former capital of the Inca Empire.

OriginSpanish Cuzco ← Quechua Qusqu →
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Meanings

proper nounCuzco (countable and uncountable, plural Cuzcos)

plural Cuzcos · alternative Cusco · alternative Qosqo · alternative Qusqu

  1. countableuncountableA city in Peru, the former capital of the Inca Empire.
  2. countableuncountableA habitational surname.

Origin

  1. QuechuaQusqu
  2. SpanishCuzco
  3. EnglishCuzco

Borrowed from Spanish Cuzco, from Quechua Qusqu.

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Translations

Chinese Mandarin 庫斯科 /库斯科
  • 庫斯科 /库斯科 (Kùsīkē)city in Peru
Hindi कुस्को
  • कुस्को (kusko)city in Peru
Spanish Cusco, Cuzco
  • Cuscocity in Peru
  • Cuzcocity in Peru

Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

Zucco
Cite this entry
APA

Cuzco. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Cuzco

MLA

“Cuzco.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Cuzco. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Cuzco,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Cuzco.

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