basque
See also: Basque
English edit
Etymology edit
Pronunciation edit
- IPA(key): /bæsk/, /bɑːsk/
Audio (Southern England) (file) - Homophones: bask, Basque
- Rhymes: -æsk, -ɑːsk
Noun edit
basque (plural basques)
- The part of a waistcoat etc. extending below the waist.
- A woman's close-fitting bodice, underbodice, or corset having such a feature.
Translations edit
See also edit
French edit
Pronunciation edit
Etymology 1 edit
Inherited from Old French baste, probably borrowed from Provençal or Occitan basto, from Frankish *bastijan (“to weave, plait, sew”).
Noun edit
basque f (plural basques)
Derived terms edit
Etymology 2 edit
From Latin Vascō, singular form of the plural noun Vascones. The transition of the initial -v- to -b- indicates a likely loan from Spanish or Occitan. Doublet of gascon, from the accusative form Vasconem.
Noun edit
basque m (uncountable)
- Basque (language)
Adjective edit
basque (plural basques)
Derived terms edit
Further reading edit
- “basque”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.