vascullo

Galician

vascullo or vascallo

Alternative forms

• bascallo, bascullo, vascallo, vasallo

Etymology

From a derivative of Proto-Celtic *baskis (“bundle”) and the Galician suffix -ullo, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰask- (“bundle”). Cognate with Latin fascis (“bundle, faggot”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /basˈkuʎo̝/

Noun

vascullo m (plural vascullos)

1. broom (a bundle of shrubs used for cleaning barrels)
2. a bundle of straw

References

• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “vascullo”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega [Dictionary of Dictionaries of the Galician language] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, editors (2003–2018), “vascullo”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “vascullo”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN
• Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “vasallo”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN