vasca

vasca

Asturian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbaska/, [ˈbas.ka]

Noun

vasca f (plural vasques)

1. female equivalent of vascu

Adjective

vasca f sg

1. feminine singular of vascu

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Galician

Etymology 1

Attested since the 18th century. From Proto-Celtic *wā(d)-sko- (“to press”), probably from Proto-Indo-European *wedʰH- (“strike”).[1]

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbaska̝/

Noun

vasca m (plural vascas)

1. (frequently in the plural) gag reflex, nausea

Related terms

• fasquía

Etymology 2

From vasco (“basque”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbaska̝/

Adjective

vasca f (masculine vasco, feminine plural vascas, masculine plural vascos)

1. feminine singular of vasco

Noun

vasca f (plural vascas)

1. female equivalent of vasco

References

• “basca” in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega, SLI - ILGA 2006–2013.
• “vasca” in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega. Santiago: ILG.

1. Joan Coromines; José A. Pascual (1983–1991), “basca”, in Diccionario crítico etimológico castellano e hispánico (in Spanish), Madrid: Gredos

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Italian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈva.ska/
• Rhymes: -aska
• Hyphenation: và‧sca

Noun

vasca f (plural vasche)

1. basin, pond, tank, tub, vat
2. bath, bathtub, tub

   Synonym: vasca da bagno

3. length (length of a swimming pool)

   fare cinque vasche ― to swim five lengths

Derived terms

• vaschetta

Related terms

• vascello
• vaso

 

Anagrams

• scava

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Piedmontese

Noun

vasca f (plural vasche)

1. tub

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Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbaska/ [ˈbas.ka]
• Rhymes: -aska
• Syllabification: vas‧ca
• Homophone: basca

Noun

vasca f (plural vascas)

1. female equivalent of vasco

Adjective

vasca

1. feminine singular of vasco