bastàzo
Venetian
Etymology
From Medieval Latin bastasius, derived from Late Latin bastaga (“luggage”), from Ancient Greek βασταγή (bastagḗ), from βαστάζω (bastázō, “I bear, carry”). Compare Italian bastagio.
Noun
bastàzo m (plural bastàzi)
- porter
Further reading
- Boerio, Giuseppe (1867), “bastàzo”, in Dizionario del dialetto veneziano, 3rd edition, Venice: G. Cecchini, page 67