basculho
Portuguese edit
Pronunciation edit
Etymology 1 edit
Deverbal from basculhar (“scour, sweep”), modern vasculhar.
Noun edit
basculho m (plural basculhos)
- a besom or crudely fashioned broom used to sweep ceilings, chimneys or flues
- a servant tasked with the basest, dirtiest housework; scullion
- (chiefly Northeast Brazil, derogatory) a base, vulgar woman of low extraction
Etymology 2 edit
Verb edit
basculho