ruso

/ˈruso/ · A2 · adj

Russian

🪆 ruso = Russ(ian) + -o: swap the English ending for a Spanish o

Ruso comes from Rus, the medieval name of the people and land that also gave English Russia. Keep the Rus- stem, add the Spanish masculine -o (rusa for feminine). Pronounced ROO-so, with a single s.

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