basca
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Etymology 1 edit
From Proto-Celtic *wedsk-. Compare Welsh gwasg (“pressure, squeezing”), Old Irish fáiscid (“presses, squeezes”).
Noun edit
basca f (plural basques)
- anxiety, unease
- Synonym: ànsia, angúnia, inquietud
- oppressive heat
- Synonym: xafogor
- (in the plural) nausea
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Etymology 2 edit
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basca f (plural basques)
- female equivalent of basc
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basca
Further reading edit
- “basca” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
Italian edit
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basca f (plural basche)
- female equivalent of basco
Adjective edit
basca
Anagrams edit
Portuguese edit
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basca
Noun edit
basca f (plural bascas)
- female equivalent of basco
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basca f
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Pronunciation edit
Etymology 1 edit
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Noun edit
basca f (plural bascas)
Etymology 2 edit
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Noun edit
basca f (plural bascas)
- female equivalent of basco
Adjective edit
basca
Further reading edit
- “basca”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014