basto

See also: Basto, bastó, and bastò

English

Etymology

From Spanish basto.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈbæstəʊ/
- Audio (RP) (file)
Rhymes: -æstəʊ

Noun

basto (plural bastos)

The ace of clubs in quadrille and omber.
- 1712 May, [Alexander Pope], “The Rape of the Locke. An Heroi-comical Poem.”, in Miscellaneous Poems and Translations. […], London: […] Bernard Lintott […], OCLC 228744960, canto:
  Spadillio first, unconquerable Lord ! / Let off two captive trumps, and swept the board. / As many more Manillio forc'd to yield, / And march'd a victor from the verdant field. / Him Basto follow'd, but his fate more hard / Gain'd but one trump and one Plebeian card […]

Part or all of this entry has been imported from the 1913 edition of Webster’s Dictionary, which is now free of copyright and hence in the public domain. The imported definitions may be significantly out of date, and any more recent senses may be completely missing.
(See the entry for basto in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913)

Anagrams

boast, boats, sabot

Catalan

Etymology

From Spanish basto.

Noun

basto m (plural bastos)

(playing cards) Alternative form of bastó

Esperanto

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [ˈbasto]
Audio:
(file)
Rhymes: -asto
Hyphenation: bas‧to

Noun

basto (accusative singular baston, plural bastoj, accusative plural bastojn)

bast

Italian

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈba.sto/
Rhymes: -asto
Hyphenation: bà‧sto

Etymology 1

From Latin bastum.

Noun

basto m (plural basti)

load
burden
packsaddle (A saddle designed to secure and carry goods on the back of an animal)

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

basto

first-person singular present indicative of bastare

Portuguese

Verb

basto

first-person singular present indicative of bastar

Spanish

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈbasto/ [ˈbas.t̪o]
Rhymes: -asto
Syllabification: bas‧to
Homophone: vasto

Noun

basto m (plural bastos)

packsaddle, saddle pad
- 1888, Eduardo Acevedo Díaz, Ismael:
  Los últimos que llegaban del rodeo desensillaban y largaban sus pinos sudorosos, dándoles un golpecito con las riendas en los cuartos, después de acariciarles con dos o tres palmadas el cuello, y de pasarles de la cruz a la cola el lomo del cuchillo para refrescar la traspiración espumosa bien señalada por los bastos, las bajeras y la carona.
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(card games) clubs