Bascuas

Bascuas

Galician

Etymology

From Old Galician Vascões, from Latin Vascones, so attested in local Medieval documents;[1] from the ethnic name of the Basque people, and so probably referring to Medieval Basque settlements.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈbaskwɐs]

Proper noun

Bascuas

1. A parish of Lugo, Lugo, Galicia
2. A parish of Vila de Cruces, Pontevedra, Galicia
3. A locality in Rendal parish, Arzúa, A Coruña, Galicia
4. A locality in Cruces parish, Padrón, A Coruña, Galicia
5. A locality in Coucieiro parish, Val do Dubra, A Coruña, Galicia
6. A locality in Montecubeiro parish, Castroverde, Lugo, Galicia
7. A locality in San Salvador de Parga parish, Guitiriz, Lugo, Galicia
8. A locality in Dornelas parish, Silleda, Pontevedra, Galicia
9. A toponymical surname

References

• “Bascuas” in Xavier Gómez Guinovart & Miguel Solla, Aquén. Vigo: Universidade de Vigo, 2007-2017.
• “Bascuas” in Ana Isabel Boullón Agrelo / Xulio Sousa Fernández (dirs.): Cartografía dos apelidos de Galicia. Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega.

1. "Vascones" in Gallaeciae Monumenta Historica.