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Etymology

Borrowed from French basque, from Gascon Occitan basc, from Latin Vascō, Vascōnēs pl, a pre-Roman era tribe settled in the Atlantic Biscaian gulf and Pyrenean mountain region of south-western Europe, who were ancestors of the current Basque population.

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Noun

Basque (plural Basques)

  1. A member of a cultural and ethnic people living in the western Pyrenees and the Bay of Biscay between France and Spain.

Descendants

  • Welsh: Basg

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Proper noun

Basque

  1. The language of the Basque people.
    Synonyms: Euskara, Uskara

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Adjective

Basque (not comparable)

  1. Relating to the Basque people or their language.

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French

Etymology

See basque.

Pronunciation

Noun

Basque m or f by sense (plural Basques)

  1. Basque (person of either gender)