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vasca

Asturian

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈbaska/, [ˈbas.ka]

Noun

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vasca f (plural vasques)

  1. female equivalent of vascu

Adjective

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vasca f sg

  1. feminine singular of vascu

Galician

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Etymology 1

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Attested since the 18th century. From Proto-Celtic *wā(d)-sko- (“to press”), probably from Proto-Indo-European *wedʰH- (“strike”).[1]

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Noun

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vasca m (plural vascas)

  1. (frequently in the plural) gag reflex, nausea
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Etymology 2

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From vasco (“basque”).

Alternative forms

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Pronunciation

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Adjective

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vasca

  1. feminine singular of vasco

Noun

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vasca f (plural vascas)

  1. female equivalent of vasco

References

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  • “basca” in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega, SLI - ILGA 2006–2013.
  • “basca” in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega. Santiago: ILG.
  1. ^ Joan Coromines, José A. Pascual (1983–1991) “basca”, in Diccionario crítico etimológico castellano e hispánico (in Spanish), Madrid: Gredos

Italian

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Etymology

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Probably from a clipping of vāsculum (“small vessel”). Compare with Friulian vascje.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈva.ska/
  • Rhymes: -aska
  • Hyphenation: và‧sca

Noun

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vasca f (plural vasche, diminutive vaschétta or vaschina, augmentative vascóna or vascóne)

  1. basin, pond, tank, tub, vat
  2. bath, bathtub, tub
    Synonym: vasca da bagno
  3. length (length of a swimming pool)
    fare cinque vasche ― to swim five lengths
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Further reading

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  • vasca in Collins Italian-English Dictionary
  • vasca in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

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Piedmontese

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Noun

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vasca f (plural vasche)

  1. tub

Portuguese

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Adjective

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vasca

  1. feminine singular of vasco

Noun

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vasca f (plural vascas)

  1. female equivalent of vasco

Spanish

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Noun

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vasca f (plural vascas)

  1. female equivalent of vasco

Adjective

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vasca

  1. feminine singular of vasco
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