vástago
Spanish
Etymology
From Late Latin bastum. Cognate with English baton.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈbastaɡo/ [ˈbas.t̪a.ɣ̞o]
- Rhymes: -astaɡo
- Syllabification: vás‧ta‧go
Noun
vástago m (plural vástagos)
- shoot of a plant
- offspring
- (figuratively) offshoot (that which develops from something else)
Related terms
- bastón
Further reading
- “vástago”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014